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Toronto City Council · 2022-07-19 · 2022.MM47.16

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An Emergency Alert for Vulnerable Persons Who Go Missing - by Councillor Nick Mantas, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll

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2022-07-19 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on July 19, 20, 21 and 22, 2022, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to review the current Amber Alert program and criteria to include missing and at-risk vulnerable persons, or establish a new program, and City Council direct that this Motion be circulated to Premier Doug Ford, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Toronto Members of Provincial Parliament, the Toronto

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Police Services Board, Toronto Fire, Toronto Emergency Medical Services, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board.

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We have all become aware of the recent tragic death of Draven Graham, an 11-year-old child from Lindsay, Ontario on the autistic spectrum, after walking away from his family home. The Amber Alert has been very effective in announcing to the public children who have been abducted. A similar alert for vulnerable persons who leave their family or caregiver custody would be warranted in the Province of Ontario. Several online petitions are calling for the creation of the Draven Alert program.

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Councillor Nick Mantas, seconded by Councillor Shelley Carroll, recommends that: 1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to review the current Amber Alert program and criteria to include missing and at-risk vulnerable persons, or establish a new program, and City Council direct that this Motion be circulated to Premier Doug Ford, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Toronto Members of Provincial Parliament,

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the Toronto Police Services Board, Toronto Fire, Toronto Emergency Medical Services, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and the Toronto District School Board.

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