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### Viewing cable 05OTTAWA2113, CANADA: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON

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05OTTAWA2113 | 2005-07-12 20:14 | 2011-04-28 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Ottawa

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    This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 OTTAWA 002113

    SIPDIS

    SENSITIVE

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: CA PGOV PREL PTER
    SUBJECT: CANADA: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON
    TERRORIST THREAT

    ¶1. (SBU) Summary:  On July 11 Deputy Prime Minister Anne
    McLellan gave a speech that the Ottawa Citizen described as
    one of the most forceful ever by a Canadian minister on
    terrorism.  She stated "we have perhaps for too long thought
    that these were things that happened somewhere else.  But
    Canadians are not immune to what we see happen in London,
    Madrid, 9/11."  She suggested that Canadians are not as
    psychologically prepared for a terrorist attack as they ought
    to be.  McLellan's comments were a notable shift from the
    post-9/11 tradition of playing down the terrorist threat to
    Canada.  Her address and statements match the current trend
    among opinion leaders of demonstrating a remarkable amount of
    empathy for the United Kingdom, and growing awareness that
    Canada could very well be the next victim of an attack.  This
    sense of vulnerability and urgency does not appear to
    resonate with the average Canadian, however, who continues to
    evince a sense of aloofness from terrorist attacks based on
    the popular image of Canada's fair and generous position in
    the world.  END SUMMARY

    CANADA THE VULNERABLE
    ---------------------

    ¶2. (SBU) In a speech delivered to the 15th World Conference
    on Disaster Management July 11, Anne McLellan, Deputy Prime
    Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency
    Preparedness, spoke frankly about Canada's vulnerability in
    the wake of the London bombings.  McLellan combined clear
    statements about the current threat to Canada with a list of
    what Canada has been doing to meet the threat, and suggested
    where there is more work to be done.

    MEETING THE THREAT
    ------------------

    ¶3. (U) Since 9/11, McLellan said, Canada has spent CN$9
    billion in public safety initiatives.  She ticked off a long
    list of things Canada has done to improve its public safety
    posture since 9/11 and SARS:

    --    Intelligence-sharing network put in place after the
    Madrid bombings
    --    Creation of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
    Canada (PSEPC) in December 2003 (the equivalent of DHS)
    --    Creation of Public Health Agency of Canada (modeled
    after CDC)
    --    Promulgation of Government's National Security Policy
    --    Development of Cabinet Committee on Security, Public
    Health, and Emergencies to coordinate cabinet level decisions
    --    Development of exercises within Canada and with
    international partners
    --    Establishment of Government Operations Center (under
    PSEPC, a 24/7 facility to monitor and respond to crisis), and
    National Emergency Response System activated June 30 to
    ensure a more harmonious response by federal agencies.

    ¶4. (U) McLellan also spoke of a number of initiatives that
    are ongoing, stating that "the way Canada dealt with
    Emergency Management in the past is not good enough for the
    present."  She also suggested that Canadians need to "expand
    our idea of community and explore the wider implications of
    emergencies."  She suggested more work on the following:

    --    Co-locating regional emergency management offices with
    those of the provinces and municipalities (already completed
    in NS, PEI and the NW Territories, soon in Ottawa).
    --    Finalization of Critical Infrastructure Protection
    strategy, with timelines for implementation.
    --    Establishment of a National Task Force on Cyber
    Security to complement the Cyber Incident Response Center in
    the ops center.
    --    Ongoing effort to respond to emergencies in an
    integrated manner, developing new methods for coordinating
    between provinces, communities, and the territories, and
    between nations.
    --    Continuation of support for first responders.

    ¶5.  (U) McLellan said that Canada's Emergency Preparedness
    System worked as expected when activated following the London
    bombings, but noted the need for closer collaboration between
    Canada's mass transit systems, and suggested the need to
    examine training systems for transit security officials.

    ¶6. (SBU) Canadian officials have indicated a clear
    understanding that a nation's psychological preparation is
    important to weathering and recovering from an attack, and
    McLellan pointed out in her speech that she does not believe
    that "Canadians are as psychologically prepared for a
    terrorist attack as I think probably we all should be."  For
    too long, McLellan said, Canadians thought "that these were
    things that happened somewhere else.  But Canadians are not
    immune to what we see happened in London, Madrid, 9/11.  We
    are not immune to that kind of terrorist violence."

    ¶7.  (SBU) At the same time, McLellan went out of her way to
    point out that there are no known imminent threats.  She said
    in her speech that "there is no specific threat against
    Canada at this time," and remarked to the press that "there
    is no necessity for Canadians to be in any way unusually
    alarmed."  The latter was likely a response to comments from
    the retiring head of the Canadian Security and Intelligence
    Service, Ward Elcock, who publicly suggested it was now a
    matter of if, not when, Canada will be attacked.

    SOLIDARITY WITH BRITISH COUSINS
    -------------------------------

    ¶8. (SBU) McLellan's comments underscore the resonance which
    the London bombings has here, something which was not true of
    New York, Madrid or Bali (all of which garnered considerable
    sympathy, but not this kind of almost familial connection).
    Editorial and Opinion comment fell just short of a rallying
    call-to-arms, it was completely supportive of Canada's UK
    cousins and almost jingoistic in its accolades for British
    resolve and grit in the midst of attack.  Compliments on the
    reaction to the attacks praised post 9-11 counter-terrorism
    and disaster relief development, while also suggesting it was
    all a natural extension of the British character.  Some
    comment went so far as to dismiss the scale of the attack,
    suggesting that terrorists would have to put forward a
    markedly greater effort to truly rattle the Brits.  Frequent
    references were made to the Blitz of World War Two and IRA
    campaigns against England as examples of how Britain has been
    properly challenged in the past and has weathered the storm.

    IS CANADA NEXT?
    ---------------

    ¶9. (SBU) Apart from the suggested connection between Canada
    and the UK, another clear focus in the coverage of the
    attacks is "could it happen here?"  This includes coverage
    beyond McLellan's call for Canadians to be psychologically
    prepared.  With a few exceptions the media suggests the
    answer is yes.  Much attention is dedicated to a list of
    targets held by Al-Qaeda that includes Canada.  Government of
    Canada officials are openly stating that Canada is on a
    target list of some kind, but are quick to point out there
    have been no specific threats or information to suggest an
    attack is imminent.  Media presentation of Canada being on a
    list does not completely stand up to examination, but the
    perception continues and is supported by comments such as
    McLellan's.  (Comment: Confusion does exist because different
    media outlets are clearly referring to different lists, some
    referencing statements made by Osama Bin Laden, others noting
    captured Al-Qaeda operatives.  As an example of the
    confusion, CBC coverage presented a report on the morning of
    the bombing that played a bin Laden recording listing the
    U.S., Australia, the U.K, France, Spain and Canada.  The
    graphic included the French flag with all the others, and the
    anchor indicated that Canada was the only country left to be
    hit without mentioning France.  End Comment)

    ¶10. (SBU) Some experts have tried to temper the idea of
    Canada as next-on-the-list by saying out that while Canada is
    still a target, it has, in fact, always been a target and the
    attacks on London do not demonstrate an increased risk for
    this country.  The few voices that dismiss the threat to
    Canada suggest that no city in Canada, not even Toronto,
    holds a high enough profile to be worth the effort.
    Secondly, they state that any attack on Canadian soil would
    result in immediate and drastic changes on the border with
    the United States that would make already difficult access to
    the United States even more challenging.  These points of
    view appear, however, to accept a networked Al-Qaeda, not the
    disorganized Al-Qaeda movement that is being described with
    growing frequency.

    ¶11. (SBU) COMMENT: Despite comments from Minister McLellan
    and media coverage that supports her more assertive position,
    televised 'man-on-the-street' interviews continue to indicate
    that Canadians do not really believe Canada is at risk.
    While London may have hit the closest yet in the psyche of
    the Canadian people, not even this would appear to change the
    general perception that terrorists simply wouldn't hit a
    country that is so generous and fair-minded in the world.  If
    London was an alarm clock, the snooze button here was quickly
    hit, and Ottawa is good for at least another thirty minutes
    of slumber.

    Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
    http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa

    DICKSON

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