A question for Canadian FoLCs - Lois & Clark Fanfic Message Boards

Actually, two questions:

1. Does Canada have an equivalent of a Department of Homeland Security?

2. What agency (air force?) monitors Canadian airspace? If an unexpected incursion into Canadian airspace occurred, who would be in charge of dealing with it? I mean immediately, not an after-the-fact investigation. There's got to be some officer whose job is to figure out whether Canada is under attack or whether some bozo just wandered off course. (What? This isn't Bismarck? Dude, my bad!)

Any leads?

Thanks!

Uhmm... We have the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). That's the closest that I can think of to something like Homeland Security, but I'd suggest getting a second opinion on that.

Hmm, well we have a Canadian Minister of Public Safety which apparently is our equivalent to your U.S Secretary of Homeland Security. Also the RCMP does act as your Coast guard would, they're also in charge of provincial police services. That's about all I know. Sorry.

Thank you! I finessed the question for the story.

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North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), is a joint operation, has a US commander and Canadian second in command. Stargate crossover optional.

Thanks, D. I was vaguely aware of NORAD, but wasn't sure how it worked.

Has quite a bit at norad.mil. The part you might care about is

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The Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) is headquartered with the 1 Canadian Air Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANR executes a variety of tasks to defend Canadian airspace, including identifying and tracking all aircraft entering Canadian airspace, exercising operational command and control of all air defense forces in CANR and operations in support of other government departments and agencies. The 1 Canadian Air Division is responsible for providing CANR with combat-ready air forces to meet Canada’s commitment to the defense of North America and maintain the sovereignty of North American airspace. CANR CF-18 Hornet fighter aircraft are on continuous alert to respond to any potential aerial threat to the safety of Canada and Canadians.

That's current, might be different depending on when you set the story.

Thanks. I may use that if I update "Reality Check" for the archives.

Don't know if you still need this information (I've been out of touch for a while) but...

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1. Does Canada have an equivalent of a Department of Homeland Security?

I think the agency you're looking for might be CSIS. Check out this site: CSIS

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2. What agency (air force?) monitors Canadian airspace?

Well, I'm pretty sure we employ an Eskimo in Tuktoyaktuk with a pair of binoculars to watch the sky for invading aircraft. Although... come to think of it, do we provide the binoculars or does he?

(Just kidding, of course)

ML

Thanks, ML. Here's the story: Reality Check

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