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Jacqueline Crawford's avatar

Thank you for using your resources to write this emergency plan so much needed everywhere as we do not know what is coming next. As a senior I am worried about how many people will not be prepared for any kind of emergency.

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Maelrom's avatar

This is a constructive step, that many many civilians will revere in the future

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Jeff Donaldson's avatar

Brilliant, I’ve adapted IPB into emergency management and my company uses that to teach community resilience and capacity building. Looking forward to your book, always beneficial to add more voices to the integration of military planning and EM. Brilliant.

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Tom Marazzo's avatar

IPE is a very important concept in this and I have civilianized it because my goal is to analyze your local situation, regardless of the emergency.

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Jeff Donaldson's avatar

Exactly, providing the emergency manager a holistic view of their served community, in a common operating procedure view, that is exportable to other stakeholders. A key activity “left of bang”.

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Lesli Richmond's avatar

Sounds great for the times Tom

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Bryan Moir's avatar

Tom, I would buy this book for two reasons. The first is that without a government serious about reducing the debt, unlike the previous one which worked overtime to deliver us into the hands of the IMF, BlackRock, Brookfield, and other carpetbaggers, we have a high risk of societal breakdown, rising crime, food shortages and an ineffective healthcare system. Having a planning guide that cuts through the general BS associated with being prepared for emergencies (something our forefathers did out of habit) just makes sound common sense. The second reason is that I want to support you personally for the service you performed in uniform, but as importantly, for bringing organization, and with it professionalism, to the face of the Freedom Convoy.

If you have a preorder let me know.

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Janet Woods DNM®'s avatar

Thank you, Tom. I know your information will help a lot of people. We are "aware" seniors who will be staying put and doing whatever we can to fight back and survive whatever is coming. I also pray a lot as God truly wants to help Canada. May He bless us all, as we are going to need it.

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Carrie's avatar

Brilliant! Gosh... so in line on my recent studies... wwii docs, my Grams journal of poems, related local articles sharing community war info etc. My Grandparents helped raise us... made meals out of little, new outfits from old clothes, cut our hair, pulled teeth, nursed/doctored us, knitted, crocheted, made instrumets out of common kitchen utensils (spoons, combs etc); learned to draw via newspaper simple lessons... filled her small cupboards from her yards...apples, cherries, pears, black currants. In her youth her siblings would borrow money from her (she knew how to save), she would charge them interest lol. Though she was very generous .... sending her four sons to fight for our country and the world in ww2. I could g on , but for now ... thank you Tom... absolutely will support you !

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Margaret Lecuyer's avatar

Thank you Tom, I would be very interested in your book, it is never wrong to be prepared

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Maren Jaxen's avatar

This is exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks Tom for writing such a book.

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Sondra L.'s avatar

Looking forward to reading this book!! Thank you!

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Sandra Csizmadia's avatar

Would definitely read your book Tom. Looking forward to the benefit of your knowledge. I’ll purchase for my adult children as well. Sounds like the perfect gift

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Leighton B. U. Grey KC's avatar

If this book is half as good as your first, then it is worth a read. I had the distinct pleasure of getting to know Col. Redman when he was an expert witness in the Constitutional challenge to lockdowns in AB. His evidence was so unshakeable that the only thing the government lawyers chose to ask him about was a chemical spill that happened 15 years ago. Dave was in good company though; the AB government lawyers also tried to defame and discredit Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. His reputation was so soiled that he went on to be appointed head of the National Institute of Health by President Trump. Best of luck with your new book!

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WestCoast Woman's avatar

What an important and timely book. I'd like to see suggestions on what a small remote community can do to prepare--in terms of partial or total collapse/ temporary or long term collapse. A few people are already discussing this but thus far it's unorganized. Would like to see information pertaining to five key areas: Comms, Money, Fuel, Food, Security. Thank you

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Tom Marazzo's avatar

Yes, it is in the book!

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WestCoast Woman's avatar

Great! Then I’ll be buying a copy. Thank you

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Neil Hunter's avatar

Would I read it? I think you've zeroed in on 'the missing link' to emergency preparedness for the average civilian family - or even for a life-long wannabe pepper like myself with 4 or 5 dozen knives, flashlights, radios, boxes of 10-year-shelf-life MREs, etc.! Nice to have I suppose, but of very limited value without a real plan for a real-life emergency situation! Thank you for your willingness to share your years of experience and knowledge on this subject. I'm certain there is a demand for such a book, and I can't wait for my copy!!

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Anne Harriss's avatar

Sounds great!

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steven lightfoot's avatar

Also, I live in Ottawa, and having a Canadian (and even Central/Eastern Canadian) perspective on emergency preparation is a really good idea. Information that is tailored to our laws, culture, geography and climate would be ideal.

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