The province should enact anti-bullying legislation, maintains the P.E.I. Opposition party.
Last spring, as Opposition leader Olive Crane introduced a motion calling on government to bring in such legislation.
The motion passed with unanimous consent.
Crane, now an MLA, still believes government should enact a law to show it's taking a lead role in preventing bullying.
"[It] would really show to people that it's a serious issue, and that there would be extreme consequences because you're involved in bullying. Often you hear people say, 'Well, oh that's just because they're little guys,' But we can no longer do that," said Crane.
But Justice Minister Janice Sherry said there is no need to introduce anti-bullying legislation at this time because the current prevention strategy in Island schools is providing the message that bullying is unacceptable.
However she said she hasn't ruled it out for P.E.I. in the future.
Five other provinces, including Nova Scotia, have enacted anti-bullying legislation.
WED.Oct.31 2013 I first saw this Saturday MY Twitter timeline has been Held Hostage waiting on a REPLY..one & a half weeks 11 days ALL DAY LONG ....IS THAT how much attention this issue Deserves ???
ReplyDeleteUNBELIEVABLE NoOne Replies on Twitter.. Society today is ALL About #FREE Media Controversy
I AM ASHAMED CANADA is Dragging 15year old TEEN PARIS JACKSON through Social Media as a Marketing Tool WHOever Wrote that Blog should be Dragged through Media as a CYBER-BULLY &ANY Minister like RONA AMBROSE (HARD PRISON TIME) for even ALLOWING Such a Thing ...DON'T THEY REALIZE "THEY" could be CRUSHING her 15YEAR OLD Heart ...NO WONDER Suicide HAS Risen Beyond Vehicle DEATHS & WE as a Society STILL have antiquated Drinking&Driving Laws & A REFUSAL to BLOW Law which 100% VIOLATES Sec 11 of OUR "Guaranteed" Charter of Rights&Freedoms
Compellability of the Accused
Section 11(c) of the Charter states:
11. Any person charged with an offence has the right ...
(c) not to be compelled to be a witness in proceedings against that person in respect of the offence;
...
– CCRF
Section 11(c) concerns compelling a person to give testimony in court on a charge against them.
The purpose of s. 11(c) is “to protect the individual against the affront to dignity and privacy inherent in a practice which enables the prosecution to force the person charged to supply the evidence out of his or her own mouth.”[1]
Section 11(c) is invoked where:[2]
a person is compelled to testify in a proceeding;
the proceeding in against the person;
it is regarding an offence.
Jump up ↑ R. v. Amway Corp., 1989 CanLII 107 (SCC), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 21, at para. 35, per Sopinka J.
Jump up ↑ Martineau v M.N.R. 2004 SCC 81 (CanLII), [2004] 3 SCR 737
CLEARLY WRITTEN & YET AnyOne Found NOT GUILTY of Being impaired Gets the PUNISHMENT of BEING IMPAIRED Usually 1 YEAR PRIOR To ANY COURT PROCEEDING&Their Vehicle IMPOUNDED at their Expense for 60DAYS like a COMMON SENATOR ?!!! The Legal aid System Doesn't ACCEPT Civil Liberty Cases&Don't consider it a Criminal Matter ??? ALL Because SomeOne Couldn't DEAL With DEATH by Accident
SUICIDE FACTS are MORE PEOPLE COMMIT SUICIDE Than DIE IN ALL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS COMBINED .....SOBER DRIVERS Get Away With KILLING PEOPLE 22% of accidents involve impaired Drivers & Just over 26% percent involve Distracted Drivers
3890 committed Suicide in 2009 in Canada 2409 people Died in ALL Vehicle Accidents
3705 committed Suicide in 2008 in Canada 2628 people Died in ALL vehicle Accidents
2882 committed Suicide in 2007 in Canada 2882 people Died in ALL vehicle Accidents
WE NEED TO STOP eroding Peoples rights in what is SUPPOSEDLY in the name of FUNDAMENTAL JUSTICE .....HOW MANY SUICIDES Were because "THE SYSTEM" Screwed Canadians out of a LIFE STYLE They had Worked hard to achieve ??? SUICIDE IS A VERY VERY REAL SERIOUS Problem & CAN NO LONGER Keep hitting the Back Burner By Governments PRETENDING TO CARE by just passing UNFAIR LAWS or BY investing in TWITTER BOTS That Violate a 15 Year old AMERICAN HEART without ANY THOUGHT of the Ramifications of Governments financial mismanagement Decisions PARIS JACKSON HAS RIGHTS & I AS A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN am TRULY Mentally&Emotionally DISGUSTED that I STILL GET NO REPLY by ANYONE on this VERY REAL ISSUE