As wildfire season approaches, Canadians —especially northerners and Indigenous Peoples — are being let down by Meta and their government when they need them most.
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Creating a federal agency — let’s call it the Emergency Management Agency of Canada or EMAC — would support comprehensive emergency management as Canada faces more and more natural disasters.
Social media have become a crucial source of information during emergencies – but it is prone to misinformation and bias.
When researchers look at CCTV footage of how people really react during earthquakes – as opposed to what they report after the fact – it looks like alerts aren’t yet inspiring protective action.
Canada’s emergency management system is poorly funded and lacks consistent attention between disasters. This chronic underfunding has undermined public confidence and trust in emergency management.
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Full Professor, Psychology and Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor and Chair of Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies Department, Brandon University
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Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Public Relations, Mount Royal University
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Associate Professor of Journalism and Digital Media, Mount Royal University
