I am thinking

I am thinking that there needs to be some background on the ability or inability of Canada to adjust its infrastructure and such things for events such as Katrina.

Are our ports at the point where we can offer excess capacity to the agricultural industries in the USA, in the light of the ports on the Gulf Coast being taken off line, and the problems of the Mississippi Delta being impeded for shipping traffic right now.

Is there an opportunity in Prince Rupert and Kitimat to increase Canada's seaport capacity in a short period of time, to ship both grain and containers quicker and more effectively?

Can speeding up the approval process of the Port of Prince Rupert's rebuilding, help east coast American shipping interests? Is this in Canada's best interests, either domestically or as a part of the North American economy?

Does Canada need to take a look at our refining capacity, in light of the problems being experienced with the shutting down of a third of the US's refineries in light of Katrina?

Can Canada survive a natural disaster such as Katrina? Do we need to rethink our decisions to move all land based army units to places like Edmonton, from the west coast?

Should we look at moving the Search and Rescue Air unit back to the coast?

Should we look at the rational for moving the specialized equipment the army has in the event of an earthquake to Edmonton from the coast?

We have seen in the recent past that Canada is not immune to natural disasters, whether they be floods, fire, or pollution.