Ironic as they issued another Amber Alert today (from Markham) which caused the Ontario 911 centres to get flooded with complaints (again, second time in past two months)
I really think the police are abusing this system. These are not kidnappings. They are civil disputes (custody battles) between parents.
The entire system was implemented in memory of Amber Hagerman who was abducted by a stranger and then brutally murdered.
Its also odd that in the USA the carriers allow people to opt out of Amber Alerts while up in Canada when the Big3 went to CRTC they were forced to implement the current system.
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