Comme le savent peut-être les honorables sénateurs, il y a eu une série de consultations régionales impliquant l'ancienne Protection civile Canada, plusieurs provinces et territoires, des organisations non gouvernementales et d'autres intervenants du secteur privé.
As some honourable senators may be aware, there were a series of consultations on a regional basis involving the former Emergency Preparedness Canada as well as a number of provinces, territories, non-governmental organizations and stakeholders including the private sector, which started to lay bare some of the issues that needed to be considered in a more detailed way around mitigation.