National Defence committee  There is a fairly good relationship between Public Safety and the emergency management agencies at the provincial level across the country. One of the aspects we are focusing on as an initiative is a humanitarian workforce model and what that could look like. The relationship ex

National Defence committee  Thank you so much for that. In a nutshell, based on empirical evidence, I would strongly urge the committee not to consider a FEMA model in the Canadian context. The reason for that is that the key aspects of effective disaster response, whether that's information sharing, flexi

National Defence committee  We haven't, but it might not be for the reason you think. We're very good a writing down detailed plans, especially at a provincial and a municipal level, but, as any good soldier will tell you, a plan never survives contact with the enemy. As opposed to detailed plans that wil

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. I think if a commission shines greater light on this emergency management disaster response base, because it is a complex policy area and growing, then I think it can be only good. Everyone who works in my field would agree. I think the committee can

National Defence committee  Thank you. Not quite at this time. I think we need greater capacity. That's clear, because the receiving jurisdictions almost always ask for more than they receive, especially on the labour front.

National Defence committee  Thank you so much for the question. From my operational experience, I'd like to note that, while a request for assistance for military support occurs essentially every year somewhere in the country, it's very rare for a particular provincial jurisdiction to be requesting support

National Defence committee  Thank you so much for the question. I will certainly echo Mr. Sauvé's emphasis on greater preparedness, especially at the local level. Increasing municipal emergency management capacity through civil society and volunteer organizations, and preparedness at the individual level,

National Defence committee  It's no problem, Mr. Chair. Thank you very much. Good day, Mr. Chair and committee members. My name is Dr. Johanu Botha. I am the assistant deputy minister responsible for emergency management for the Province of Manitoba. I'm joining you from Winnipeg in the vast traditional t