Federal and international security officials participate in terrorist attack exercise
July 28th, 2009 by Jared Serviss
On July 27, Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan announced on behalf of the federal government that federal officials will participate in a large scale security exercise known as National Level Exercise 09 (NLE 09), led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from July 27 through July 31, 2009. Mr. Van Loan indicated that Canadian officials would join counterparts from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Mexico in an exercise responding to a simulated terrorist attack.
Also, on July 24, U.S. Secretary of State Janet Napolitano indicated that the NLE 09 would be coordinated by the U.S. Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA).
Source article – Public Safety Canada, 27 July 2009
Source article – U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 24 July 2009
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