Watch video from May 10 above, as Prime Minister Stephen Harper discusses the effect cyberbullying has on children, as well as his hopes to develop a strategy to prevent future suicides.
WINNIPEG – Prime Minister Stephen Harper met in Winnipeg today with parents of some children who have been victims of cyberbullying.
Harper says he wishes such meetings weren’t needed, but they are.
“Recently a number of tragic events have highlighted the serious effects cyberbullying is having on our youth,” said Prime Minister Harper. “We have an obligation to help put an end to harmful online harassment and exploitation in all its forms, and today’s roundtable with victims’ families and experts will help inform what further actions need to be taken to combat cyberbullying.”
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Among those at the meeting were the parents of Rehtaeh Parsons and the mother of Amanda Todd — two girls who committed suicide after relentless bullying.
The federal government has already committed to look at new criminal laws that could include a ban on distributing intimate images without consent.
Harper says society has to do whatever it can to make sure what happened to Parsons, Todd and others does not happen again.
For the latest on the Rehtaeh Parsons case, click here
During Harper’s meeting, a group of protesters arrived at the Delta Hotel, expressing their dissatisfaction with Harper and the RCMP.
Watch live raw video of the protesters from May 10 below:
Warning: Some explicit language used in video.
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