On Tuesday, the government of Canada’s fifth-most populous province,
Manitoba introduced what it calls a “strong anti-bullying action plan.”
It is to include various new resources for parents and teachers and
eventually, after public consultations, “strong legislation that would
further support students, broaden reporting of bullying and respect
diversity.”
In the current anti-bullying climate, where stern legislative fixes
are the order of the day, this almost counts as foot-dragging. In
Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, students are now threatened
with expulsion for any behaviour they intend to, or ought to know is
likely to, cause “harm, fear or distress to another individual,
including physical, psychological, social or academic harm, harm to the
individual’s reputation or … property” — or even just for “creating a
negative environment at a school for another individual.”
As of Aug. 15, the Education Act in Canada’s second-most populous
province, Quebec, defines bullying (emphasis added) “as any repeated
direct or indirect behaviour, comment, act or gesture, whether deliberate or not, including in cyberspace.”
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