Have You Read Canada's Standing Senate Committee's Report on Emergency Preparedness?

Corriveau Guy M
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Corriveau Guy M: Rural Municipality of West St. Paul

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2009, vol. 6, issue 1, 6

Abstract: (Canada's) Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Report entitled: "Emergency Preparedness in Canada: How the fine arts of bafflegab and procrastination hobble the people who will be trying to save you when things get really bad..." was released for public consumption on September 2, 2008.The title clearly gives the substance of the report away. This article is meant to provide a general comment on the Report's recommendations 6, 8, and 9 in two parts, namely: "Lessons Learned" and "First Responder." Finally, this article offers an opinion on "Competencies."

Keywords: emergency management; Canada; senate report (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1617

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