From a procedural point of view, if you look at Winnipeg, and if you look at what happened in Manitoba and Quebec, both of the premiers spoke to their counterparts, spoke to the Prime Minister at the time and to others to signal their need for help or assistance federally in the crises that were occurring in those regions.
Sur le plan de la marche à suivre, les premiers ministres du Québec et du Manitoba ont communiqué avec le premier ministre du Canada, entre autres, pour demander l'aide du gouvernement fédéral afin de gérer la situation dans leurs provinces respectives.