The Senate’s human rights committee has launched a study into cyber bullying, and it needs and invites youth input
The traditional archetype associated to bullying is becoming outdated. The face of bullying is changing—it’s moving from classrooms and playgrounds and entering into homes. Canada’s Senate committee on human rights has launched an in-depth study into a national initiative, in cooperation with provincial and territorial governments, for the prevention of cyber-bullying as an issue of child protection.
An academic expert on the subject from McGill University has told the committee that “cyber bullying is a complex phenomenon and there is no evidence that the introduction of specific laws will prevent it.”
Now the committee is looking to hear from the other experts on the subject: students. The committee is going online for the first time to gather input from youth.
We speak with Senator Mobina Jaffer, chair of the Senate’s human rights committee.
Anyone interested in participating in the Senate study on cyberbullying can contact committee clerk Dan Charbonneau at 613-993-4874 or 1-800-267-7362. Email: charbd@sen.parl.gc.ca
