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Amanda Todd's News: As Canadians discuss the appropriate response to bullying case that led British Columbia Amanda Todd teenager to take his own life, the legislature will consider a bill private member to lay the foundations for the National Strategy for the Prevention of bullying in the House of Commons on Monday. But the father of a teenager who took his own life because of bullying says that it is time to act, not another study.
NDP MP Dany Morin will present a bill on the construction of the committee members to study the prevalence of bullying and help to create a framework for the national anti-bullying strategy.
Canada does not currently have a national strategy for the prevention of bullying.
Bill Morin will be presented in a few days after Todd was found dead at his home in Port Coquitlam Wednesday. According to the police, suicide was the cause of death and the RCMP are currently investigating this issue.
Todd, 15, posted a video on YouTube in early September, in which she describes her pain and suffering, the victim of bullying for a long time, mainly through the Internet social media.
His death sparked calls for decisive action against bullying, including British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, said on Friday that it may be time to consider the criminalization of online behavior.
But Morin said that the period of CTV question that the bill does not seek to criminalize bullying. Member, who admitted that bullied in his youth, said criminalization is not the answer.
"I was bullied as a teenager," he said in an interview on Sunday.
"I know from experience that bullying really tell what it is." But when the damage is done when the child was abused for years, resulting in a criminal case attacker would not solve the problem. harm. That's why I want a special committee to focus on prevention. "
Bill Morin calls for examining the abuse in Canada, as well as increased funding and support organizations working to prevent it.
                                     
But Ottawa adviser Allan Hubley said the bullying problems require action and learn too.
Hubley lost his teenage son to suicide in October 2011, and says that the time and money spent studying and examining it would be better to invest in the front line resources to help young people at risk of suicide.
"There is a time for action is now, and the other study or something like that," he said. "We have a definition of hooliganism. We already know a lot of resources that can help bullying. But the front-line resources to help these kids when they need it most, at the time they are going to make this decision, they do not get sufficient funding. Here we put our energy and effort. "
Jamie Hubley's son committed suicide at the age of 15 years. Jamie, who was openly gay, bullied for years and fought depression.
Hubley, who is preparing to mark the first anniversary of his son's death, said that he believes that it will take part of the community to stop the bullying, not legislation alone.
"It is time for the community to take responsibility and to get everyone involved and say," Enough, no more bullying, "he said." We need everyone to be ready to help and respect each other. "
Hubley believes that, like drunken driving, after the stigma society attaches to bullying, it will cease to be popular or "cool thing" to do.
"We, as a society, to say," We all do our part to stop it, "he said.
During the interview, Hubley wearing contact unicorn on his lapel in memory of his son.
"Jamie said he wanted to be remembered as the unicorn, different from the outside, but the inside is beautiful," he said. "So I wear a unicorn remember my boy. What do I do for him."Read More

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