Statements to the House of Commons on Continuity of Government (CoG) – August 21, 1958
Prime Minister Diefenbaker: “…Considering the possibility that there would be [...]
Department of Public Works Public Protection Programs (Fallout Shelters and Evacuation Plans)
Background 1. First official mention of the Public Shelter Program [...]
Continuity of Government versus Continuity of Constitutional Government
Originally BLOG #4 – 18 Feb 2020 from davescoldwarcanada.com. Continuity [...]
Ottawa Cold War Places to “Visit” #5. The Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum
Ottawa Cold War Places to “Visit” #5 The Diefenbunker, Canada’s [...]
Diefenbunker Fact Sheet 4 – August 25, 2011 – THE WAR MEASURES ACT
Introduction: The War Measures Act was a statute that allowed [...]
Diefenbunker Fact Sheet 11 – August 26, 2011 – THE 1970 OCTOBER CRISIS
Introduction: The October Crisis was a series of events triggered [...]
Diefenbunker Fact Sheet 12 – August 26, 2011 – NATIONAL EMERGENCY PLANNING (1957-1988)
Mobilisation (NATO Definition): The art of preparing for war or [...]
The War Cabinet Room in the Central Emergency Government Headquarters (the Diefenbunker)
The War Cabinet would have had ministers responsible for: Defence [...]
National Emergency Agencies
Webmaster Note: This piece was written by Mike Braham, a [...]
EGHs – The Zone Emergency Government Headquarters (ZEGHQs)
The actual readiness of individual ZEGHQs varied considerably, both from [...]