Motion by NDP calls for national fight against bullying
Posted Oct 15, 2012 11:26:37 AM.
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The NDP is asking the House of Commons to adopt a motion calling for a national effort to fight bullying.
The motion from New Democrat MP Dany Morin follows a bullying-related death which has riveted attention across the country.
Morin says the suicide last week of Vancouver teen Amanda Todd in the wake of a long ordeal of school bullying highlights the problem and demands a solution.
He says it’s time for a national strategy to combat the problem.
A patchwork of programs and organizations tries to fight bullying now, Morin says, but the situation needs a co-ordinated approach.
He’s asking MPs from all parties to support his motion when it is debated later today.
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