Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair spoke Friday about discussions with his counterparts of a national public alerting system for emergencies, saying it was in progress, though he could not give a specific timeline. He said they needed to determine standards for the system, and ensure each province and territory is able to integrate it, adding it’s important to provide proper information and not send out so many alerts that people ignore them.
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