The West Block – Episode 27, Season 11
: I want to go back to that—the cabinet discussions you were having. The protests were underway. The Windsor Bridge is blocked. Coutts is happening. The protest is here and we heard from Minister Lametti, Minister Blair, probably from you, that the police have all the authorities they need to deal with it. The Windsor blockade gets cleared and then something changed and you declared the Emergencies Act. That was the sequence of events. Windsor’s done.
: And, you know, we laid out in a background document when we tabled it in the House of Commons when we brought the motion and we placed it in a couple of big buckets. One was the economic impact, which I know you’re going to come to. Second, was the international concerns raised by some of our closest allies.: How important was that? Because clearly, the Biden administration, there was elected officials in Michigan who were saying why are we doing business with Canada?: You’re absolutely right.
: No question. And we wanted to make sure—and I was in touch with my own counterpart, Secretary Mayorkas, and he was very supportive at the time, asking if there was any way that they could help from the Michigan side of the border. That was another factor, and then obviously, most importantly, the safety of the lives of Canadians.
: So what would have the CBSA, I mean some of the agencies that you’re responsible for, the CBSA, the CSIS’ of the world. Have they already learned some lessons from that?: I think we all have. I certainly hope that we all have.
: Indeed, they were absolutely misinformed. But the nonetheless, exactly, it incited thousands to descend into the nation’s capital. You also had some organizers come right out and say that the only way this thing’s going to end is with bullets. And then subsequent to that, you do have confrontation…: Were you getting any information that some politician’s lives were being, if not lives, physical safety was in fact being threatened?: Well I was worried about everybody.
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