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Public Safety looking at changing emergency alert funding: gov’t docs

News | 12/16/2020 3:26 pm EST
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 19, 2020./ Photo via Andrew Meade.

Public Safety Canada is considering implementing a “more sustainable funding approach” for Canada’s emergency alert system, according to documents obtained through the access to information system.

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