PRESENTATION TO THE

alPHaANNUAL CONFERENCE

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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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ONTARIO’S SKILLED WORKFORCE

• PROBABILITY OF HUMAN ERROR IS 50 % (1 IN 2)

• YEAH, BUT………………….

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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

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9/11 WATERSHED

• 9/11 A CATALYST AND DRIVER

• TERRORISM IS A POSSIBLE RISK TO ONTARIANS

• MANY OF THE OTHER RISKS ARE PROBABILITIES IN ONTARIO

MUST BE READY FOR THEM ALL

• A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IS A POSSIBLE RISK TO ONTARIANS