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Auditor General of Canada Sheila Fraser holds the 2009 Auditor General's Fall Report in Ottawa, Ont., Tuesday November 3, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Federal disaster plan comes up short: auditor general

The Canadian Press - Tue Nov 3, 4:29 PM

OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada, the agency charged with co-ordinating the federal response to threats such as the H1N1 flu, has yet to complete its emergency plan, the auditor general says.

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