Emergency/ Crisis Management

The Need for Partnership [node:read-more:link]

Strong Angel: Principles of Resilience. [node:read-more:link]

In this our Fall issue, we have chosen to focus on Canada's Maritime Security ­primarily because of concerns following recent Senate Committee reports, and the obvious impact that a continued lack of reasonable maritime security would have on our safety and prosperity. [node:read-more:link]

As the nation reassesses its response to large scale disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and its preparedness for the threat of H5N1 flu pandemic, planners must also begin thinking about and preparing for the inevitable mass fatality management. [node:read-more:link]

A relatively new profession, many Emergency Management practitioners remain bound by the process of preparedness and response retarding growth of the profession and leading to programs that are less-suited to our rapidly changing environment. [node:read-more:link]

Who protects it? [node:read-more:link]

A Royal Canadian Air Force CC130J Hercules departed 8 Wing Trenton for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, carrying humanitarian supplies from the Government of Canada to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. [node:read-more:link]

The Royal Canadian Navy has sent HMCS Vancouver to assist the people of New Zealand affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the South Island on November 14. [node:read-more:link]

The ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Development and La Francophonie, and National Defence have announced that the Government of Canada has deployed the Canadian Disaster Assessment Team (CDAT) to Haiti and set aside up to $3 million as an initial humanitarian response for those in Haiti and other countries in the region affected by Hurricane Matthew. [node:read-more:link]

Canada and the United States came together from April 26 to 28, 2016 to assess technologies that can help their respective emergency management officials and responders communicate and exchange information more efficiently during an emergency situation touching both sides of the border. [node:read-more:link]

A backgrounder on the reasons for declaring a State of Emergency have been provided by official Turkish sources. Also, video links, taken on the night of the attempted coup in Turkey, have been compiled here for your convenience.  [node:read-more:link]

Axing the Coast Guard Dive Rescue team is one of the latest bait-and-switch funding practices of this government. [node:read-more:link]

It is impossible to prevent every terrorist activity being plotted across the globe without constant, intrusive surveillance, which is socially and politically unacceptable. Dr Kabilan looks at the importance of building resilience. [node:read-more:link]

In view of the worsening security situation in the world, Singapore has passed new laws to protect its infrastructure. [node:read-more:link]

The father of a white supremacist stands up and says "It was the silence of good people that allowed the Nazis to flourish the first time around, and it is the silence of good people that is allowing them to flourish now." [node:read-more:link]