Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl introduced a private member含羞草研究社檚 motion in the House of Commons to create a missing-person alert for adults on Monday (Nov. 27).
The motion supports the work of Alina Durham, mother of Shaelene Keeler Bell, a 23-year-old Chilliwack mom who went missing on Jan. 30, 2021. Bell was in the Fraser River near Coquitlam.
含羞草研究社淭o honour Shaelene含羞草研究社檚 memory I含羞草研究社檝e introduced a private member含羞草研究社檚 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,含羞草研究社� Strahl said in the House on Nov. 27.
Alina Durham has been working to honour her daughter Shaelene含羞草研究社檚 memory by advocating for changes to the way the AMBER Alert system works.
含羞草研究社� Mark Strahl, MP (@markstrahl)
I highlighted my motion, M-89, in Parliament which calls for federal leadership to allow AMBER Alerts for missing adults in Canada.
含羞草研究社淚 cried when I watched Mark. I am so grateful that this is being taken seriously. My biggest wish now is to see the Amber Alert expanded for all adults,含羞草研究社� Durham said.
She has been trying for nearly two and a half years to get the criteria changed in the Amber Alert to include adults who go missing under suspicious circumstances and are at risk of imminent danger or death.
In January, she said she was 含羞草研究社渄isheartened含羞草研究社� that nothing had been done.
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含羞草研究社淎lina has used her personal tragedy to draw attention to a gap in Canada含羞草研究社檚 missing persons protocols. Right now, Amber Alerts are only issued if the victim is under the age of 18. There is no Amber Alert system for adults.含羞草研究社�
Durham started collecting pen-on-paper signatures around Canada Day. People can also sign it electronically. To sign the e-petition, download the PDF form (below), sign it, save it, and then email it to Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon at kelli.paddon.mla@leg.bc.ca.
Additionally, hard copies of the petition are available to sign at the following locations in Chilliwack: Duke含羞草研究社檚 Country Pub (41582 Yale Rd.), Major League Taphouse (45768 Gaetz St.), Fabutan (104-45655 Tamihi Way), and Corky含羞草研究社檚 Irish Pub (3-45844 Yale Rd.).
含羞草研究社淭hank you to everybody who helped and those who signed the petition we all made it to the House of Commons today,含羞草研究社� Durham wrote in a social media post on Nov. 27.
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