Traduction de «Équipe d'intervention d'urgence du Ministère » (Français → Anglais) :

2. Member States shall ensure that the operator and the owner maintain equipment and expertise relevant to the internal emergency response plan in order for that equipment and expertise to be available at all times and to be made available as necessary to the authorities responsible for the execution of the external emergency response plan of the Member State where the internal emergency response plan applies.

Question No. 80 Mr. Bill Casey: With respect to the recent oil spill disaster off the north-western coast of Spain, and the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige: a) what emergency procedures does the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) have in place to deal with such a disaster off a Canadian coast; b) would DFO lead the response to such a disaster off the Canadian coast; c) would the responsibilities be shared with other departments and if yes, which ones; d) does DFO have the resources available today to deal with an oil spill of any capacity off the coasts of Canada; (i) if yes, what are these resources; (ii) if no, is the dep ...[+++]artment working to secure the necessary resources and when will they be available?

Question No. 78 Mr. Bill Casey: With respect to the recent oil spill disaster off the north-western coast of Spain, and the sinking of the oil tanker Prestige: a) what emergency procedures does Transport Canada have in place to deal with such a disaster off a Canadian coast; b) would Transport Canada lead the response to such a disaster off the Canadian coast; c) would the responsibilities be shared with other departments and if yes, which ones; d) does Transport Canada have the resources available today to deal with an oil spill of any capacity off the coasts of Canada; (i) if yes, what are these resources; (ii) if no, is the depar ...[+++]tment working to secure the necessary resources and when will they be available?

(a) within their competent services and, in particular, their civil protection services or other emergency services, identify in advance intervention teams which might be available for such intervention or could be established for intervening at very short notice, in order to be dispatched, generally within 12 hours following a request for assistance, taking into account that team composition should depend on the type of major emergency and on particular needs in that emergency.

I have been focusing on national security, but the turf wars I am aware of deal with the uniformed response, the emergency response team response, and that sort of stuff.

What the Prime Minister delegated to Health Canada in 1984 was not a responsibility to ensure the preparedness of each individual ministry or department, but rather the overall coordinative planning lead to ensure that the response actions of the various departments, when there is an emergency, are coordinated.