National Defence committee  I would just offer briefly that I completely agree on the FEMA model. In addition to the command and control, there's also criticism around its inability to reach vulnerable populations and working in that regard. When we look at the German model or some of the models in the EU

National Defence committee  Yes, absolutely. I think the Canadian Red Cross has an extremely high-risk appetite. It differentiates us from other NGOs, in the sense that we're able to assess, absorb and mitigate risk. Absolutely we had to cross the threshold of risk sharing with different government depart

Afghanistan committee  Thank you. I'll start and then I'll turn it over to my colleague, Erica. You're exactly right. The fear of the legislation and how it will be interpreted is having a chilling effect. Although we don't really read in any expressed impermissibility in the legislation, I think wha

Afghanistan committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for the invitation to address the distinguished members of the committee today. We welcome your attention to this critical humanitarian issue. My name is Amy Avis. I'm the general counsel for the Canadian Red Cross. I'm joined today by my coll