Article on lack of preparedness in Canada

A very, very shallow attempt at reporting. The Article states that " almost 40% of the population couldn't hold themselves over for even a 72-hour period without power or access to external resources". What absolute nonsense! From one who has been in involved in emergency management for over ten years the number is more likely over 90%. You would think that someone making a report would do a little investigating or even question the numbers that some low level bureaucrat gives them. Other news reports suggest 60% lack of readiness. Even that number is way too low. It isn't that various governments don't make somewhat of an effort to promote preparedness and put at least some resources behind preparedness. They do but some would say not enough. The real problem is the apathy of the public they just don't see it as a priority and they just don't care. It takes a disaster of monumental proportions like Sandy to wake people up. You can bet for the next few years many residents of the N.E. US will become aware of the need to be prepared and take at least some steps in the right direction. In Canada unfortunately less so because after all it happened to them not to us.

I would have to agree. If Canadians are as unprepared as those in NY - then there is a lot of progress to be made yet!

ICRCC & Anita,

Ever notice how in the last few years the governments and their ngo's are quietly posting more "Get Ready" type ad campaigns?? 72 hours. Are You Ready? To name but 2.

For 60+ years the people/sheeple have been programmed not to think for themselves and to trust their government to take care of them. What utter BS, in my opinion. This social engineering project is about to come to a climax. The governments and ngo's will point to their lame ad campaigns of their effort to warn the public.

Events will soon come to head - either a major event will occur and millions will be slaughtered OR the sheeple will wake up and hold their "elected" officials and the bureaucrats responsible for negligence - this will be either legal/lawsuit type or a revolt.....think France and the peasent revolt. For the sake of the government types they better hope some major global disaster arrives first.

The people/sheeple are not prepared because we in Canada have lost our pioneering spirit, or sense & pride of being self-sufficient.

Just my 2 cents,

Mountainman.

ICRCC & Anita,

Ever notice how in the last few years the governments and their ngo's are quietly posting more "Get Ready" type ad campaigns?? 72 hours. Are You Ready? To name but 2.

For 60+ years the people/sheeple have been programmed not to think for themselves and to trust their government to take care of them. What utter BS, in my opinion. This social engineering project is about to come to a climax. The governments and ngo's will point to their lame ad campaigns of their effort to warn the public.

Events will soon come to head - either a major event will occur and millions will be slaughtered OR the sheeple will wake up and hold their "elected" officials and the bureaucrats responsible for negligence - this will be either legal/lawsuit type or a revolt.....think France and the peasent revolt. For the sake of the government types they better hope some major global disaster arrives first.

The people/sheeple are not prepared because we in Canada have lost our pioneering spirit, or sense & pride of being self-sufficient.

Just my 2 cents,

Mountainman.

Well Put Mountainman!!!!!!!

After last weekends quake, our local St John's Ambulance sold out of 72hr emergency packs. Got some people thinking about preparedness. I remember reading that article and thinking 40% was quite low. I would agree with ICRCC that it is way over 90%. Personally, I don't know anyone that has any preps,(except for you fine folks) never mind a simple 72hr pack. And I live in a quake zone.
If there is a Big One here, over 90% will be screwed.

Wookie,

Excellent points. And when the ferries stop traveling to the mainland, supplies on the Island will be in short supply in short order. Of course, if the big harbours are still intake after the Big One supply ships can ship to the harbours at least. But if the majority are not prepared, those that are will be preyed on by desperate people.

Cheers,

Mountainman.

I suspect there may be yet another explanation to the 40% number given in the article.
You see, any statistics survey is biased by definition, because of the way the questions are formulated.
It can be that the people were asked: "have you done anything to prepare you 72h emergency kit?"
And an average Joe (or Jane, or Canadian Goose) would think to themselves: "Hell, yeah, I have a pack of band-aids and a tray of half-litre water bottles from Costco!"
Is he/she prepared? Absolutely not!
Will he answer the question positively? Absolutely yes!
And then that same mid level government bureaucrat that was responsible for the latest preparedness campaign may collect the reward (and the salary increase) for reducing the number of unprepared Canadians from 90% to mere 40%...

Tell me I'm wrong 👿

Another angle: I have a family of friends whom I've been poking for over half a year now. They agree that getting prepared is a must, and are genuinely convinced that they ought to start doing something in that direction. Have they? No.
But if asked whether they've been planning something for emergency preparedness - the answer may very well be positive too.

The real question that should be asked is, "with what food and supplies in your house, how many days could you survive without running out to the store or gas station." Most people will guess 3 time the amount of what they have, until they go home and do a check. Then reality will set in to some, not all, and of those only 20% will go out and do what they need to do. What do you think? Am I far off the mark or should it be closer to 1%.

Ranger,
Unfortunately, it is not "all or none", or "black or white".
It isn't that those for whom the reality will set in would start doing their due diligence, run some Internet research, browse various sites and blogs, and subsvribe to our forum here 😎
There will be the complete scale of responsive actions from those - let's say, 20%.
Some will just run to the nearest department store, buy a few trays water, a pack of energy bars, and fill a jerry can with gas.
Some others will purchase a pre-built first aid kit for $40, made in China. They'll never open it, will never go to a first aid course, and it will basically be good for nothing.
Others yet will go ahead and order a ready 72h bag full with various Chinese-made garbage (that they, again, will have no clue how to use).
Someone may even go as far as to cough up several grand for a delivery of freeze-dried food buckets with 30 year shelf life (that they've never tasted, and never will, and probably won't be able to sustain themselves on half of it).

Altogether - yeah, I guess they'll amount to something like the 20%.
But will they be prepared? Heck, no!
Actually, they may be in an even worse position, having this false security feeling, *thinking* they're prepared...
Sad, very sad.

I think prepping (along with financial literacy) should be taught at schools!
That's the only way to eventually end up with more prepared citizens than sheeple...

I think prepping (along with financial literacy) should be taught at schools!
That's the only way to eventually end up with more prepared citizens than sheeple...

I agree wholeheartedly!! My kids DID get taught those subjects in school - because I homeschooled 🙂 Think how much trouble we could avoid as a society of we would only get those two things right! and how much better off we'd be with a few more common sense courses as well.

I think prepping (along with financial literacy) should be taught at schools!
That's the only way to eventually end up with more prepared citizens than sheeple...

I agree wholeheartedly!! My kids DID get taught those subjects in school - because I homeschooled 🙂 Think how much trouble we could avoid as a society of we would only get those two things right! and how much better off we'd be with a few more common sense courses as well.

Sadly the powers that be do not want people with financial literacy or any sense of being able to look after themselves. They want people who are completely dependant. Anything else is a threat.

ICRCC & Anita,

Ever notice how in the last few years the governments and their ngo's are quietly posting more "Get Ready" type ad campaigns?? 72 hours. Are You Ready? To name but 2.

For 60+ years the people/sheeple have been programmed not to think for themselves and to trust their government to take care of them. What utter BS, in my opinion. This social engineering project is about to come to a climax. The governments and ngo's will point to their lame ad campaigns of their effort to warn the public.

Events will soon come to head - either a major event will occur and millions will be slaughtered OR the sheeple will wake up and hold their "elected" officials and the bureaucrats responsible for negligence - this will be either legal/lawsuit type or a revolt.....think France and the peasent revolt. For the sake of the government types they better hope some major global disaster arrives first.

The people/sheeple are not prepared because we in Canada have lost our pioneering spirit, or sense & pride of being self-sufficient.

Just my 2 cents,

Mountainman.

Yes Sir!!
I have noticed that there are more 'Be Prepared' campaigns. I'm glad I'm not being paranoid as I had the same thoughts.
I truly hope that we haven't lost our pioneering spirit, at least not all of us have.

I agree with Ranger I know a lot of people that have told and shown me the stuff that the have purchased neatly piled in a corner and swear up and down that there prepared for anything that they have it together,I ask them on these occasions have you trained with your stuff, do you know how it works, do you know that it won't fail you when it's important,and more time than enough I get a strange look and a comment like oh not yet,but I'm planning to when I have time or oh I don't need to the instructions came with it.That scares me scares me alot ,in my world being prepared is training ,training,training,period,because when you train with your tools, testing your limits and theirs,you know what to expect from yourself and the thing that you are relying on to save your own life.

Yup your absolutely right,there is differently something headed your way and it's going to be a game changer and for those that have let themselves be lead around by the noise to the point where sleeping is better than acting ,letting others be responsible for their condition and actions,that game changer is going to be a very big problem,because when and if they wake up the nightmare will have swallowed them.The fallout of the collapse of Roman Empire lasted fifteen hundred years and you know folks, history has a nasty habit of repeating it self when we the people don't pay attention.just saying. Inkspot