This report was prepared at the behest of the British Columbia attorney general and minister of justice. The consultant doing the work was Henry Renteria, a former director of the California Office of Emergency Services. He should know something about earthquakes. And, interestingly, I first met Henry at a BC PEP Conference in Vancouver back in 1999 when he did a presentation on the Oakland Hills Fires. At that time, he was the Oakland, Calif., emergency management director.
The only part I've been able to read so far is the chapter on governance and leadership. If the rest of the document is like that chapter, there will be people in B.C. government who don't like the conclusions or recommendations.
Everywhere, elected officials want to say, "We're ready!" This document points out that the emperor is missing more than a pair of socks. The proof of the pudding will be if anything changes. Do legislators pick up on the report and decide to take action? Or will it go on top of a stack of other reports done earlier that will be highlighted in after-action reviews as "what should have been done" to become better prepared?
Daphne Donaldson, newly retired, but still working, shared the document.
