{"id":12677,"date":"2019-04-29T06:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=12677"},"modified":"2019-05-02T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T13:23:52","slug":"this-is-a-test-this-is-only-a-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=12677","title":{"rendered":"This is a test. This is only a test"},"content":{"rendered":"

AlertReady.ca<\/a> has advised there will be another test of Canada’s emergency alert system on May 8. <\/p>\n

It would also be a good time for authorities to review how the system has performed since going into service last year. <\/p>\n

There have been a number of Amber Alerts issued and public safety officials have correctly credited the system as a significant contributor to a more rapid resolution of the cases. <\/p>\n

That doesn’t mean the system can’t be improved. In February, I suggested<\/a> that perhaps “Canada should have a multi-agency formal process to review each use of the National Public Alert System, to help develop best practices”<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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To what extent do we need a formal process to review each use of the National Public Alert System, to help develop best practices?<\/p>\n

Should this be shared committee with public safety and communications professionals among others?#CRTC<\/a> #CDNpoli<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Goldberg (@Mark_Goldberg) February 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n