Work continues on alert system for missing Indigenous women: minister
The federal government says it's making progress on a pilot program for an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or girl is missing.
The federal and Manitoba governments have been working on a Red Dress Alert system.
It would be similar to Amber Alerts, which are used when a child is abducted, and the aim is to eventually make it countrywide.
Gary Anandasangaree, the federal minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations, says a Manitoba Indigenous group has been selected to lead the pilot, which was first announced in May.
Statistics Canada said in a report last year that the homicide rate for Indigenous women and girls was six times higher than the rate for their non-Indigenous counterparts.
The federal budget set aside $1.3 million to develop and implement the alert system.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2024.
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