News - Cyberbullying

Grade seven and eight students from Ecole Gabrielle Roy in St-Pierre-Jolys, were among those participating in a recent RCMPTalks session on bullying and cyberbullying.

The Manitoba government is strengthening its partnership with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection to provide new programs and services that will target cyberbullying.

Progressive Conservative Education Critic, Kelvin Goertzen, today will introduce Cyber-bulling Legislation that would help those who are being victimized by cyber-bullying regain some power and protection.

Manitoba PC Education Critic, Kelvin Goertzen, says he supports efforts to include stand-alone sanctions in the Criminal Code of Canada for sharing intimate images of individuals without consent as a means to combat cyber-bullying.

The RCMP is providing its members working in more than 5,000 schools across the country with lesson plans teaching youth how to recognize, respond to and prevent cyberbullying behaviour.