Public Safety committee  On reflection, we find that what's being proposed is adding confusion. The proposed language in the bill has been carefully constructed, and we believe that “other entities” covers all of those entities, such as local authorities and private sector NGOs, with whom we need to coop

Public Safety committee  The proposed additional language—i.e. “through the provinces, those of local authorities”—does not intend to include necessarily going through the provinces and territories to work with other entities, because the amendment makes it clear, then, that the other entities are no lon

Public Safety committee  Thank you. The proposed amendment that we've just been discussing—inserting the words “and through provinces, those of local authorities”—would I think address the issue that we've been discussing. At the same time, we're being very clear about respecting federal, provincial, an

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. Indeed, the department has a range of relationships with various entities. Primarily, our relationships are through the provinces and territories, according to the established emergency management system in the country, and are based on the jurisdictional ro

Public Safety committee  I'd be happy to answer that question. In terms of the provision of financial assistance, the department is responsible for managing a number of programs. One you are all familiar with is the disaster financial assistance arrangements. The federal government, through that progra