Feds must move fast to set up emergency alert system for cellphones

If our experience with broadcast alerts is any indication, adding cellphones could take a while. The Innovation minister should press the CRTC for speed. Canadian lives could depend on it.

Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains ought to push the CRTC to move quickly on requiring cellphone providers to alert Canadians of emergencies, argues Senate Liberal Colin Kenny. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SENATOR COLIN KENNY

July 13, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—Emergencies come in all shapes and sizes. In Ontario, unpredictable weather is a fact of life that can have devastating effects on people and property. Then there are the man-made ones such as gas leaks, chemical spills, terror attacks, and child abductions. You’re either prepar...

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