Government (Canada) says its critical systems are ready for Y2K
<< Government services that Canadians depend on such as Old Age Security cheques, the passport office and employment insurance are 100 per cent ready for the year 2000.
Treasury Board officials declared Thursday that overall the government's most critical systems are 99 per cent prepared for Jan. 1, 2000, which means they have been identified, fixed and tested.
Guy McKenzie, in charge of the Year 2000 file for Treasury Board, underlined that this doesn't mean Ottawa is guaranteeing nothing will go wrong on New Year's Eve or afterward.
"I always want to be clear about the fact that this isn't a blanket assurance," McKenzie said.
Government departments are still working to finalize contingency plans for the new year, to ensure that if something does happen to go wrong, services will continue to be delivered.
There are still no firm estimates on how many public servants will be asked to report to work on and around New Year's Eve.
Of the hundreds of other non-critical computers and pieces of equipment that the government controls, 94 per cent are considered prepared.
Canadian Heritage continues to lag behind at just 72 per cent readiness. >>
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For what it's worth, I am inclined to believe these figures. My son works as a Lan Manager for one of the Canadian government departments and they seem to have things well under control there. I suspect the situation isn't nearly as rosy at the provincial and municipal government level, but who knows for sure. |
