Emergency management in First Nations communities : report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts / John Williamson, chair.: XC16-1/1-441-34E-PDF
"On November 15, 2022, the Auditor Generals’ report entitled Emergency Management in First Nations Communities—Indigenous Services Canada was tabled in Parliament. It issued a scathing review of government incompetence, fiscal mismanagement, and a failed approach to emergency preparedness and disaster mitigation ... The challenges faced by First Nations communities regarding emergency management, mainly the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, calls for real action to save lives and communities from the threats posed to them. Infrastructure “culverts and dikes to prevent seasonal floods” are imperative to the safety and well-being of any community, yet the department has showed complete ineptitude in this respect "--Background, page 28.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Public Accounts, author, issuing body. |
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| Title | Emergency management in First Nations communities : report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts / John Williamson, chair. |
| Series title | Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts ; 34th report, 44th Parliament, 1st Session |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: La gestion des urgences dans les collectivités des Premières Nations : rapport du Comité permanent des comptes publics. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada = Chambre des communes, Canada, November 2023. |
| Author / Contributor | Williamson, John, 1970- |
| Description | 1 online resource (v, 29 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Indigenous peoples -- Services for -- Canada. Emergency management -- Canada. |
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