Autism network calls for revamped alert systems after Calgary boy found dead
The group wants urgent changes to alerts and first-responder training after 11-year-old Parker was found dead following a massive search.
- On Thursday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and MP Mike Lake sent a letter to federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski urging Canada-wide alert system reforms following the death of 11-year-old Calgary boy Parker.
- Parker, an 11-year-old with autism, disappeared from a Calgary facility on July 16, triggering an exhaustive search; police initially declined to issue an Amber Alert due to lack of abduction evidence, utilizing an exemption two days later.
- Proposing an 'indigo alert,' the National Autism Network and Poilievre emphasized that 'the system must respond to the danger facing the child, not only to whether a crime is suspected.'
- Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski confirmed she is meeting with Lake next week to discuss proposals, stating her department remains committed to strengthening the 'reliability and consistency' of the National Public Alerting System.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Saturday her government is exploring expanded police authority to issue alerts independently this fall. Advocate Stephanie Karas, a Calgary mother of autistic children, said she is 'thrilled' the issue is gaining nationwide attention.
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Poilievre calls for reform to public alert system following disappearance, death of Calgary boy
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for reform to the national emergency alert system to better protect missing vulnerable children, after an 11-year-old Calgary boy with autism was found dead following his disappearance earlier this month.
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Autism network calls for revamped alert systems after Calgary boy found dead
CALGARY - A non-profit representing Canadians with autism says better emergency alert systems for missing vulnerable people are needed after the death of a Calgary boy.
Autism network urges new alert system after Calgary boy found dead
A network supporting Canadians with autism wants changes in emergency alerts after a two-week search resulted in police discovering the body of Parker, an 11-year-old boy with autism, in a series of water pipes beneath the city. Police issued an emergency alert after Parker vanished from his dayhome in Cambrian Heights on July 16, prompting hundreds of Calgarians and first responders to help in the search. Parker was non-verbal, making the searc…
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