Does Manitoba/Canada need a "Caylee's Law?"

Good Day Readers:

CyberSmokeBlog has been receiving unsolicited updates from Change.org which specializes in online petitions. Its spearheading a movement to have a law enacted that would make it a felony not to immediately report a missing child to the authorities. In the recently concluded Casey Anthony trial daughter Caylee's whereabouts went unknown to the police for slightly over a month before a 911 call was finally made.

We decided to undertake some very preliminary recearch to ascertain what would happen had this occurred in Manitoba? Initial results seem to suggest nothing. While the authorities would indeed be suspicious, as far as we can determine there is no specific charge that would be laid. If true that's shocking! Do we need a similar law enacted here?

Is there a Crown prosecutor out there who can shed some light on this? Remember, any request for anonymity will be respected.

Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk
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We will be sending out exclusive updates about the Change.org petition started by Michelle Crowder that calls for the creation of "Caylee's Law" to reporters that have reached out to Change.org.

Updates from Change.org about petition for “Caylee’s Law”:

1. On just the second full day of Michelle’s petition, more than 370,000 people in all 50 states have joined her petition:

http://www.change.org/petitions/create-caylees-law

2. Michelle’s petition has been shared more than 125,000 times on Facebook.

3. Momentum continues to grow across the country for “Caylee’s Law”, with state officials in Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Oklahoma, and Tennessee expressing support for such a law.

4. Michelle continues to speak with press in her home state of Oklahoma and across the country about her petition for “Caylee’s Law.” She is available for interviews about the status of her campaign:

Michelle Crowder
Durant, Oklahoma
Phone: 918-289-8479

5. Michelle’s petition is the latest sign of the increasing impact of campaigns on Change.org, which was profiled this past week in the New York Times, Sacramento Bee, and Washington Times.

We will continue to send updates to those of you that have asked for them. Feel free to call me anytime.

Best,
Brian
202-253-4330