Public Safety committee  To the best we're able, we would do that.

Public Safety committee  It's general administrative authority.

Public Safety committee  We can certainly get that for you. I should mention, too, we have the Emergency Preparedness Act in place now, so this act would effectively replace that. By and large, a lot of the activities we're discussing are carried out, not necessarily with specific statutory authority but

Public Safety committee  There are some changes. Perhaps, Suki....

Public Safety committee  Further to what Mr. Lesser said, we do have eleven regional offices across the country, and their job is to work with provincial and territorial governments to build those relationships in a very systematic way. We're putting a lot of resources and effort into those relationships

Public Safety committee  That's not a role for the federal government. Clearly, we're interested in what the municipalities are doing. And working with the provinces, we're as aware as we can be in terms of what the municipalities do. We certainly support municipalities through our relationship with the

Public Safety committee  Perhaps I could look to Mr. Baker to address that.

Public Safety committee  I think it does. Perhaps I could ask Bob Lesser to discuss it from a Government Operations Centre perspective, which has responsibilities in that area.

Public Safety committee  Certainly. I will start off, and perhaps colleagues could add. It's important to remember the response, depending on the situation, will vary greatly. Emergency management is typically bottom up. It begins with first responders: the police, health services or others, and transpo

Public Safety committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is a pleasure to be here, and I thank you for the opportunity to address this important proposed legislation. With me are Michael Baker, director general for preparedness and recovery; Bob Lesser, director general for operations; Suki Wong,