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B.C. MP backs e-petition for missing-adult Amber Alert

Petition, initiated by mother of missing Chilliwack woman, now open on Government of Canada website
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An e-petition on the Government of Canada webite opened on Jan. 23 calling on the House of Commons to support private member’s motion M-89. The motion “calls on the government to work with the provinces and territories to expand protections for victims of crime over the age of 18 by amending the criteria for the activation of an Amber Alert for missing persons,” said Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl. (Screen shot, MP Mark Strahl via X)

Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is asking people to sign an e-petition on the Government of Canada’s website, calling for the expansion of Canada’s Amber Alert system to include adults who go missing under suspicious circumstances.

The petition, which went live on Jan. 23, comes two months after he introduced private member’s motion M-89 which “calls on the government to work with the provinces and territories to expand protections for victims of crime over the age of 18 by amending the criteria for the activation of an Amber Alert for missing persons,” Strahl stated in a press release.

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Jenna Hauck

About the Author: Jenna Hauck

I started my career at The Chilliwack Progress in 2000 as a photojournalist.
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