Sarah Boesveld: Are we so short on empathy that we can’t let another person’s pain into our lives, on the off chance that we might be able to help?
Scott Gilmore: This is the point all the whiners need to understand after Thursday’s Amber Alert—if you want to live in a province that protects its children, occasionally you have to roll over in bed and check your phone.
Think of this piece as a public service announcement preparing you for a public service announcement.
To honour the memory of Alexandru Radita, a B.C. social worker wants a system where provinces can alert each other of children and families that need to be red flagged.