"In June, 2001, Prime Minister Chrétien announced that the June 2002 G8 Summit would be held in Kananaskis, Alberta. The selection of Kananaskis as the site came as somewhat of a surprise, and was not welcomed by all Albertans. The violence and property damage that had come to be associated with demonstrations at recent international events such as the Genoa G8 Summit and the Summit of the Americas in Québec City in April, 2001 was cause for great concern for the organizers and hosts. There was little doubt that the Canadian Forces (CF) would be involved in a major way as part of the security and supporting arrangements for the Summit. After all, CF support to the Summit of the Americas had been the top domestic priority for the Department of National Defence, and effectively consumed the full resources of Secteur du Québec de la Force Terrestre (SQFT), as well as some additional elements from across the CF.3 Despite the significant contribution, very few CF resources were actually committed to the security aspect as that was the responsibility of the police and law enforcement agencies. Although there was an infantry battalion on stand-by as a contingency force-of-last-resort, the CF contribution was mainly support of logistics, infrastructure, communications, ceremonial and command post activities.
Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the security concerns surrounding the hosting of the G8 Summit increased dramatically. In addition to the security challenges posed by the forested and mountainous terrain surrounding the Kananaskis site, there was a new threat to consider. The anarchist was no longer the primary concern for the security forces. The terrorist threat, ranging from the lone sniper to bombs to weapons of mass destruction — with an equally wide range of delivery means — was clearly beyond the capability of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and local law enforcement agencies. The CF was now going to be a key partner in the effort to secure the G8 site from both ground and airborne threats.
This article examines the Kananaskis G8 Summit as a case study in interagency cooperation. Although a plethora of municipal, provincial and federal agencies were involved in the conduct of the Summit, the article focuses on the interaction between the CF/DND, the RCMP/ Solicitor-General (SOLGEN), and the Summit Management Office (SMO)/Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). The case study will examine this interaction from the perspective of the CF and, for the most part, from the view of the Joint Task Force (JTF) formed to assist in the conduct of the Summit. A synopsis of the preparations and the Summit itself will provide the background for the examination of certain areas of interagency cooperation where lessons can be learned for the conduct of similar events in future.
Overview Of The Preparations And Conduct Of The Summit
The Organization and Key Players
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade was the lead agency responsible for the coordination and conduct of the G8 Summit. Ambassador Robert Fowler was appointed as the Prime Minister’s special representative for oversight of the Summit4, but DFAIT’s Summit Management Office, led by Executive Director John Klassen, was clearly in overall charge of the preparations. In March 2002, the SMO moved from Ottawa to Calgary.
The Solicitor General had overall responsibility for the security of the Summit, with the RCMP as the lead agency. Chief Superintendent Lloyd Hickman was the Officer in Charge of Summit Security Operations, and was clearly the person overall in charge of security planning and preparations. However, during the actual Summit, “the Incident Commander [Superintendent Bob Boyd for the day shift and Inspector Tim Gray for the night shift] was ultimately responsible for making operational decisions related to G8 Summit Security and all information was directed into the Unified Command Centre (UCC) [located in Calgary].”5 This became clear to the JTF only late in the planning cycle, and caused some command and control concerns for the JTF Commander that will be discussed later. The Calgary Police operated in support of the RCMP, but were responsible for their own area of operations (Calgary), which included the significant security challenges of the Media Centre and Calgary Airport. The RCMP focus was primarily on the Kananaskis site, but its responsibilities also included all security aspects associated with moving the Heads of State to and from the Calgary Airport and Kananaskis. "
God damned Harper and his guns... "he's an asshole"...an asshole..."he's an asshole"
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Brenda
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:48 pm
Can we please throw this... whatever it has become... in the flaming dumpster?
Pwetty pwease?
OnTheIce
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Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:48 pm
Curtman Curtman:
I appreciate your enthusiasm too OTI. Even if you are a fucking idiot. Happy Canada Day all the same.
Curtman
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:53 pm
OnTheIce OnTheIce:
Curtman Curtman:
I appreciate your enthusiasm too OTI. Even if you are a fucking idiot. Happy Canada Day all the same.
Nothing....
Another well thought out rebuttal.
I have examined your response, and decided: You are a fucking idiot.
Happy Canada Day.
Curtman
Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:02 pm
Brenda Brenda:
Can we please throw this... whatever it has become... in the flaming dumpster?
Pwetty pwease?
And await the next one?
Sounds like fun.
Too bad we couldn't talk about the corruption in our current government.
"he's an asshole"...an asshole..."he's an asshole"
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