But in working to save the environment, they would be more a part of the value system of today's young people. The reason for creating this Corps is the need to respond to real threats to Canadian security, but the benefits of such a corps are broad. It would provide employment and training for young people, and offer them a challenging adventure in the important years of early adulthood. Perhaps the greatest benefit would be the greatly increased peace of mind of all Canadians. Knowing that a highly trained, well equipped and organized force was always ready to respond to natural or man-made catastrophes would surely add to the security of us all.
Prevention is an essential part of emergency preparedness.
Members of the Corps would offer specialized training programs to industry, fire and police departments. They would participate in training volunteers, and would integrate their work with the non-governmental organizations such as the Sierra Club, S.P.C.A., and the Provincial Association of Registered Professional Biologists that offer expertise presently untapped. Canadian surveillance of its offshore waters would be enhanced greatly by the Corps training and exercises added to the existing actions of the Coast Guard, the R.C.M.P. and Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canada would have an additional presence on our coasts to deter illicit traffic such as drug shipments, illegal fishing and dumping of noxious wastes, as well as to assert Canadian sovereignty. Conclusion New threats to Canadian national security increase as the threat of military invasion decreases.