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Governor General Julie Payette: Lessons being learned will be useful for potential upcoming crises
BY , May 7, 2020 8:21 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON May 7, 2020 8:22 PM
A large wild fire continues to burn in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta., on September 12, 2017. Federal scientists are predicting a higher than average wildfire hazard for almost the entire country this summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter
A large wild fire continues to burn in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alta., on September 12, 2017. Federal scientists are predicting a higher than average wildfire hazard for almost the entire country this summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter
Governor General Julie Payette says the lessons being learned from the COVID-19 pandemic will be useful for potential upcoming crises.
Payette points out that natural disasters, like volcanic eruptions or asteroids, could cause major disruptions to life in Canada.
She suggests science could help foresee those catastrophes and the country would have time to plan and react.
Payette, a former astronaut, says one of the things she learned from her past job is to spend a lot of time planning when things are quiet so everyone is ready to work together when ``all hell breaks loose.''
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