According to our information, the GISwhich brings together the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) and the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), has just completed the drafting of its world-class intervention plan for the CBRN type ( for chemistry, biology, radiology, nuclear power).
In accordance with current safety standards, this type of response plan is required for some major international events, including rallies under the auspices of theHE. However, it is rare for the police de la Ville de Montréal">SPVM had to deploy a security system of this magnitude in the metropolis of Quebec, accustomed to hosting international events.
The last time dates back to the first meeting of the General Assembly of the members of the World Water Council, in 1997, which was held in Montreal as part of the ninth IWRA World Water Congress.
The opportunity is perfect for the police de la Ville de Montréal">SPVMthe SQM and the GR extension to prove that policing in Canada is top notch, we are told.
Although the threat of a dirty bomb is more than hypothetical at this stage of the preparations, the GIS he did not rule out any scenario due to the tense global socio-political context, it was said.
The 15th edition of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is expected to bring together up to 15,000 participants. the GIS must ensure their safety for the entire duration of the event, from 7 to 19 December.
However, no state leaders planned to come to Montreal. Only a small number of dignitaries will be eligible for security protocol under police guard, according to our information.
Developed several scenarios
In this extreme response plan, it is intended to dictate the procedure to be followed by frontline responders if COP15 participants should come into contact with a hazardous material.
Where are they sent to solitary confinement? Where are they treated? Which hospital are they going to? What is Health Canada’s role in this protocol? What if protesters near the Palais des Congrès were also exposed to hazardous materials?
The plan must answer all these questions which could become sources of disorganization if nothing is clearly established in advance. Especially since hospital emergency rooms are packed all over Greater Montreal right now.
In one of the scenarios developed, if the Palais des Congrès had to be evacuated urgently, the police would have compiled a list of buildings within a radius of 2km or less to house the evacuees.
For example, the now empty former Radio-Canada tower located 2 km from the Palais des Congrès on René-Lévesque Boulevard could serve as a refuge for thousands of people in the event of an attack.
We recall that the interior of the Palais des Congrès, which will become an international zone, will be under the responsibility of the United Nations Department of Security and Protection.
Any police-designated building can then be used to secure foreign participants and dignitaries in the Blue Zone, under the responsibility of the UN.
The police enter the scene
All the police officers selected to guarantee the supervision of the COP15 begin training from Tuesday.
Again according to our information, the recruitment targets have been achieved in police de la Ville de Montréal">SPVM as well as with its partners at the GR extension and al SQM.
Responsibilities and assigned areas will be revealed to them in the next few hours. Simulations are scheduled for the next few days to prepare them for action.
For example, the dog teams of the GR extension and some SQM Friday he will be in the field to search all the vehicles used for the transport of dignitaries.
Demonstrations are already planned for the raising of the curtain, on 7 December, by groups of demonstrators who oppose the holding of COP15 in Canada.
To oversee these demonstrations, the SPVM has already announced that it will benefit from reinforcements from the SQM and police services in Quebec, Longueuil, Laval and Gatineau.
It remains to be seen now what the police’s tolerance level will be if tensions escalate rapidly on the streets of downtown Montreal.
The police de la Ville de Montréal">SPVM declined to comment on our information.
