“A man is missing from my riding. This makes me sad. Dementia is bad. Many Canadians will get dementia. Sometimes seniors go missing. This is very bad. Alerts could be sent faster. Make government help send alerts faster. Government should spend money to help. Voting for my bill is good.”
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A bill to create a national 'Silver Alert' system to help find missing seniors with dementia or other conditions that make them vulnerable. The Conservatives brought up a specific case from Winnipeg of an elderly man with dementia who went missing and was never found.