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PRESENTATION TO THE alPHa ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WHAT DID 9/11 CHANGE?. “THE WORLD CHANGED FOREVER ON 9/11” “NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME AFTER 9/11”. 9/11 IMPACT ON CANADA & ONTARIO. NEW BROADER FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY COMPLACENCY IS THE WORST RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WHAT DID 9/11 CHANGE?
• “THE WORLD CHANGED FOREVER ON 9/11”
• “NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAME AFTER 9/11”
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9/11 IMPACT ON CANADA & ONTARIO
• NEW BROADER FOCUS ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
• COMPLACENCY IS THE WORST RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY
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CANADA ISN’T AMERICA
• SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL HEART OF THE USA
• SOUTHERN ONTARIO HAS A HUGE CONCENTRATION OF AMERICAN INTERESTS
• CANADA SUPPORTED THE USA IN AFGHANISTAN
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NON-TERRORIST RISKS
• LARGEST MOST CONCENTRATED POPULATION IN CANADA (12/7).
• COMPLEX TECHNOLOGY-BASED SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• EXTENSIVE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE
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IS THAT ALL THERE IS?
• CONCENTRATION OF MAJOR HIGHWAYS, RAIL LINES & AIRPORTS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO.
• > 50 % OF CANADA’S CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
• LARGEST NUCLEAR JURISDICTION IN NORTH AMERICA (21 LARGE REACTORS)
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NOTHING EVER HAPPENS IN ONTARIO eh ?
• > 60% OF CANADA’S ROAD & RAIL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS
• ANNUAL AVERAGE > 20 TORNADOS
• ANNUAL FLOODS• ANNUAL FOREST FIRES
• ANNUAL EARTHQUAKES
• ANNUAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES
• ANNUAL DECLARED EMERGENCIES
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SHOULD I WORRY?
• THESE RISK FACTORS DO NOT MAKE ONTARIO AN UNSAFE PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE RELATIVE TO OTHER COMPARABLE JURISDICTIONS
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR MY FAMILY?
• THESE RISK FACTORS DO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT REQUIRING A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BY:– ALL GOVERNMENTS– THE BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL SECTOR– PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS
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WHAT CAN WE DO?
• MINIMIZE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF MAJOR EMERGENCIES ON LIFE; PROPERTY; THE ECONOMY; THE ENVIRONMENT
• DEVELOP A PUBLIC SAFETY CULTURE WITH RESILIENT COMMUNITIES CAPABLE OF REBOUNDING QUICKLY
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IS ONTARIO READY FOR EMERGENCIES?
• COMPARED OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY TO:– OTHER CANADIAN JURISDICTIONS– TEN LARGEST AMERICAN STATES– AUSTRALIA– NEW ZEALAND– UNITED KINGDOM
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IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY• MUCH MORE PRO-ACTIVE AT
PROVINCIAL & MUNICIPAL LEVELS• INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES:
• MITIGATION
• PREPAREDNESS
• RESPONSE
• RECOVERY
• REDUCE, MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE ISOLATED, DISCONNECTED ACTIONS
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ACTION TO BACK WORDS
• NEW MINISTRY FOCUS
• NEW MINISTER’S ROLE
• NEW COMMISSIONER’S ROLE
• EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT
• NEW EMO ROLE
• NEW CHIEF’S ROLE
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT
• DESIGNATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
• CURRENT EMERGENCY PLAN
• TRAINING STAFF TO USE PLAN
• EXERCISE PLAN COMPONENTS
• PUBLIC EDUCATION
• HIRA & CIA
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COOPERATION & SHARING RESOURCES
• CONTINENTAL APPROACH
• HARMONIZATION OF U.S. & CANADIAN OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES
• HUSAR
• CBRN
• MUTUAL ASSISTANCE