Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Do you mean in terms of firefighting operations? Well, in that case, the local authorities in municipalities as well as the province are the ones on the ground in firefighting operations, so—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Of course, if the request for assistance had been targeting that kind of support, we would have had to work with Canadian Forces. We've seen in the past that there have been some cases where Canadian Forces were providing assistance of that nature.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and honourable members. I'm really pleased to be here. As you are aware, the Department of Indigenous Services has a lead role in working with the provinces and territories regarding emergency management to ensure first nations communities receive necessar

Public Safety committee  Let me turn to my colleague, who is in a better position to answer.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Let me turn to my colleague, who is in a better position to answer.

Public Safety committee  Thank you for the question. As my colleague from the Canada Border Services Agency mentioned, the Government Operations Centre supports all departments and agencies in order to plan for the future. In concrete terms, one of the most important things is to thoroughly go over the

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you for the question. As my colleague from the Canada Border Services Agency mentioned, the Government Operations Centre supports all departments and agencies in order to plan for the future. In concrete terms, one of the most important things is to thoroughly go over the

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Patrick Tanguy. I'm the assistant deputy minister responsible for emergency preparedness and programs at the Department of Public Safety and I'll be the first one to speak. First of all, I want to give members an overview of the role of the Depar

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Patrick Tanguy. I'm the assistant deputy minister responsible for emergency preparedness and programs at the Department of Public Safety and I'll be the first one to speak. First of all, I want to give members an overview of the role of the Depar