The proposed changes to the…

The proposed changes to the EMCPA are as expected. It's the regulations that will have more impact on municipalities, and I am hoping we will see those soon. I am more concerned with Schedule 2 and the proposed amendments to the Ministry of Community and Social Services Act. These proposed changes should be re-thought or revoked for the following reasons:
1. At the summer consultations, CEMCs expressed a clear desire for clarification of the responsibilities of Order in Council ministries. Instead of offering clarity and support regarding emergency social services, this amendment instead FULLY downloads the responsibility to respond to undefined "extraordinary matters" with zero financial support and instead the threat of financial penalty, to undefined "entities" which one can only assume are the CMSMs and DSSABs.
2. Along with the downloading of responsiblity and penalty, it provides even less clarity on what consitutes "extraordinary matters" and opens the door for CMSMs and DSSABs to have to provide support for matters that are NOT emergency management related, again with no additional funding and the threat to pull existing funding if non-compliant (eg., encampments)

These incredibly vague amendments are more likely to put significant additional strain on already over-burdened, under-funded CMSMs and DSSABs, which is exactly the opposite of what municipal emergency managers have requested. Please consider removing these amendments, or at the very least, ensuring accompanying funding is available to any "entity" that is ordered to respond to an "extraordinary matter".