Special advisory committee explained

Special Advisory Committee (SAC) is the term given to ad-hoc groups formed in Canadian government circles to provide advice and consultation, especially public health as governed by the Public Health Agency of Canada.[1]

History

The SACs invariably have the acronym FPT or F/P/T attached to them; the acronym stands for Federal/Provincial/Territorial. The committees join civil servants in various ministries at all FPT levels of government. The FPT structure was hatched in April 2004 by Anne McLellan, who then occupied the role of Deputy Prime Minister. Her document was released to public view in Parliament; and the FPT acronym was birthed.[2] The system of national security was bestowed on that day: "a permanent, high-level federal-provincial-territorial forum on emergencies, which will allow for regular strategic discussion of emergency management issues among key national players."[2]

Examples of such SACs are the:

Notes and References

  1. 10.14745/ccdr.v44i05a01. Fifteen years post-SARS: Key milestones in Canada's public health emergency response. 2018. Tam. Theresa. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 44. 5. 98–101. 31007618. 6449094.
  2. News: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY . Government of Canada . 27 April 2004.
  3. Web site: COVID-19 Preparedness and plans . Correctional Service Canada . 28 April 2020 . 2020-03-30.
  4. News: Theresa Tam offers new advice: Wear a non-medical face mask when shopping or using public transit . The Globe and Mail Inc . 6 April 2020.
  5. News: Prime Minister creates committee on COVID-19 . 28 April 2020 . JUSTIN TRUDEAU, PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA . 4 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses . Pan-Canadian Public Health Network (PHN) . 28 April 2020 . 2017-09-14.
  7. 10.14745/ccdr.v44i01a01. Federal, provincial and territorial public health response plan for biological events. 2018. McNeill. R.. Topping. J.. FPT Response Plan Task Group. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 44. 1. 1–5. 29770090. 5937070.
  8. Web site: LESSONS LEARNED REVIEW: PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA AND HEALTH CANADA RESPONSE TO THE 2009 H1N1 PANDEMIC . Public Health Agency of Canada . November 2010.

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