Public Safety minister to unveil emergency plan
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Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is expected to announce a federal emergency response plan on Monday in Ottawa, four months after being criticized by the auditor general for not having one.
The minister will make an announcement at 10:30 a.m. ET at the Canadian Emergency Management College in Ottawa.
Last November, Auditor General Sheila Fraser said Public Safety Canada — the agency responsible for co-ordinating the federal response to crises — had not completed its emergency plan.
The agency didn't have the authority to co-ordinate other federal departments, provinces and territories because its plan had yet to be endorsed by the federal government. It has since been approved by cabinet.
In recent years, Canada has endured wide-scale emergencies including the current H1N1 pandemic and the 2003 SARS outbreak.
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