Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm not aware of the government's being familiar with the contents of the plan. Operational plans would not—should not—be shared with government. That's operational, and that certainly would never be shared with government.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with a plan that was prepared by Transport Canada. I'm not sure if there's some confusion about the assistance that the Ministry of Transportation provided in the province of Ontario. There was also an offer from the U.S. government, the State of Michigan, to provide tow services in relation to the Ambassador Bridge—approximately 100 tow trucks, which were not utilized.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm sorry. Do you mean, did we meet the threshold?

Declaration of Emergency committee  I'm not sure that I completely understand the question, but I'll take my best run at it. The Emergencies Act did help mitigate those concerns because we could provide indemnification to those service providers. With regard to those concerns that they had prior to the Emergencies Act being invoked, we were able to mitigate those concerns with the Emergencies Act.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That's correct, and there have been no reports of such retaliation, to my knowledge.

Declaration of Emergency committee  We did have contingency plans in place. We were briefed that, with as little as two tow trucks and police officers who were qualified to operate the heavy tows, they could proceed with the removal of vehicles. However, it would have taken substantially more time to accomplish the same goal.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It could have been done, but not as efficiently and not as effectively.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It wasn't necessary for us to have the Emergencies Act to move forward. Whether the government met the threshold to invoke the Emergencies Act is not something that I've assessed, nor am I qualified to have an opinion on it.

Declaration of Emergency committee  It was not necessary.

Declaration of Emergency committee  I do.

Declaration of Emergency committee  The answer to that is very complex. To end the blockades simultaneously at one point in time on one day would not—

Declaration of Emergency committee  They were at various points in time. Yes, they were. They were all concluded successfully. We preserved life and prevented injury—

Declaration of Emergency committee  In terms of timing, it was, but the operational plan was written on February 13 in the absence of the Emergencies Act.

Declaration of Emergency committee  That is a question you'll have to ask the Ottawa police. They were the police of jurisdiction and were responsible for the development of an operational plan.

Declaration of Emergency committee  The breakdown in communication was a result of administrative reporting to the Ministry of the Solicitor General. If I'm going to seek financial reimbursement from another police service, I have to have the approval of the Solicitor General. The number 1,500 came from financial accounting.