Civil Defence
Civil defense (civil defence in UK English) or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from military attacks and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation and recovery. Programs of this sort were initially discussed at least as early as the 1920s and were implemented in some countries during the 1930s as the threat of war and aerial bombardment grew. It became widespread after the threat of nuclear weapons was realized. Since the end of the Cold War, the focus of civil defense has …
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PMLQ: Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec · 19 November 2023 English
The anger of the peoples of the world is mounting with every passing day and so too is the heroism of the Palestinian people along with the determination of the …
first day of the war, Palestinian doctors, civil defence workers, journalists, bloggers, and even ordinary …
Childcare Resource and Research Unit · 18 September 2023 English
This leave is for parents following the end of Parental leave and may not in practice be very different to Parental leave (although the conditions attached to the two types …
benefits for people carrying out military service, civil defence, or civil service. It is financed by equal contributions …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 June 2023 English
Many believed the twentieth century would be the century of the child: an era in which modern societies would value and protect children, sheltering them from violence and poverty. Yet …
Children?”: Canadian Children in Civil Defence Planning | 93 Andrew Burtch … community networks. At the height of the Cold War civil defence campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s, Canadian … to Save My Children?’: Children in Canadian Civil Defence Planning” in this volume. 66 Edelman, No … to Save My Children?’: Children in Canadian Civil Defence Planning” in this volume. 75 Tarah Brookfield …
APF: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada · 20 April 2023 English
APRIL 20, 2023 INSIGHT: GREATER CHINA China, warning Tsai, encircles Taiwan during tense 3-day ‘military patrol’ THE TAKEAWAY Though Beijing did not officially state what prompted the drills, the PLA’s …
control Taichung city in western Taiwan staged a civil defence over the waters, sky, and information,” the …
NCFA: National Crowdfunding Association of Canada · 16 February 2023 English
The injunction targeted the project owners of the crowdfunding campaigns, in particular NPO “Freedom 2022 Human Rights and Freedoms.” With respect to the crowdfunding platforms, the effects of the order …
political speech, although later broadened the civil defence for matters of public interest.167 These cases …
Public Order Emergency Commission (Canada) · 16 February 2023 English
The injunction targeted the project owners of the crowdfunding campaigns, in particular NPO “Freedom 2022 Human Rights and Freedoms.” With respect to the crowdfunding platforms, the effects of the order …
political speech, although later broadened the civil defence for matters of public interest.167 These cases …
Public Order Emergency Commission (Canada) · 7 December 2022 English
18 So speaking first to law and statutory 19 regulation, I would say -- so this would cover any statutes and 20 laws that govern social media content and related …
in my own 4 research, I've looked into old civil defence planning activities 5 pertaining to what used … overall. 4 It's interesting in my research on civil defence 5 measures during the Cold War is that railways …
CIDP: Centre for International and Defense Policy · 8 November 2022 English
This brief evaluates the concept of PDO/MDO and the opportunities and constraints for Canada and its allies to implement the approach into a doctrine. [...] The most Kingston, Ontario Canada …
Defence” concept. This concept aims to increase civil defence, societal resilience, and mutual cooperation …
Public Order Emergency Commission (Canada) · 3 October 2022 English
The initial organization of the Convoy was through a Facebook group Canada Unity, which led a “United We Roll” convoy in 2019.7 Before the Convoy, the content posted to Canada …
political speech, although later broadened the civil defence for matters of 160 Ibid. See WIC Radio v Simpson …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 December 2021 English
For immigrants making the transoceanic journey from Europe or Asia to North America, the experience of a new country began when they disembarked. In Canada the federal government built a …
common than when I was writing about Cold War civil defence. My family migrated with me to provide sup- …
