Mary Lou McDonald: “This is in everybody's interests.”

He should have acted on day one and he should act now.

We have spent all night here, all night talking to people, listening to people, seeking to reassure people that actually this can be resolved, and it must be.

“There will be an enormous sense of relief within the community this evening.”

This is madness. This, in fact, is primitive treatment of any community in the year 2026. It is intolerable, and it will not be tolerated.