Talk:Department of Public Safety and Emergency Prepardness (Canada)

According to their website, there is no 'Department' in the title. Spinboy 22:05, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

It is in fact a true department. If this is the case, as with all ministries of the Crown, it would be in the form of "Department of ...", also referred to as "... Canada" - some confuse the department with the portfolio, and vice versa. Taken from the "About Us" page [1]:

The Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Portfolio is responsible for protecting Canadians and helping to maintain a peaceful and safe society.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is the Honourable Anne McLellan.

The Portfolio consists of the Department, and six agencies:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
National Parole Board (NPB)
Canada Firearms Centre
Canada Border Services Agency
There are also three independent review bodies that ensure accountability and respect for the rule of law, and two statutory review bodies of CSIS.

The Department's role within the Portfolio is to support the Minister in giving effective direction to the agencies responsible for policing and law enforcement, national security, corrections and conditional release.

Collaboration is essential in our work. As such, the Portfolio works in close collaboration with Justice Canada, which has primary responsibility for federal criminal justice policy. The Portfolio also works closely with other federal departments, provincial and territorial governments, as well as the voluntary and private sectors.

Cheers,Plasma east 00:01, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)

That may be, but right on the front page, it says "Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada" with no mention in the offical title of the word "Department". So weather it is one or not, the word doesn't belong in the title of the article because that's not how it's addressed. Spinboy 02:16, 7 Jan 2005 (UTC)