NDP MP Dany Morin (Chicoutimi-Le Fjord) speaks with the media during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday October 15, 2012 about his motion to implement a National Bullying Prevention Strategy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
October 15, 2012 - 10:48 AM
OTTAWA - 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.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2012