Thank you, Madam Chair.
I'm going to ask Mr. Belsey a question.
In the past decade, bullying and cyberbullying have contributed to a number of suicides, and that's definitely regrettable. To name some, and certainly not the least of them, they include: Amanda Todd of British Columbia, Jamie Hubley and Mitchell Wilson of Ontario, Jenna Bowers of Nova Scotia, and Marjorie Raymond of Quebec. It's a tragedy that continues and continues, and I guess it's a testament to the severity of the effects of cyberbullying.
With respect to targeting cyberbullying, our Conservative government is already addressing the issue through non-legislative initiatives that include, for example, the national crime prevention strategy and bullying prevention programming, as well as through funding offered by the RCMP, Public Health Agency of Canada, Industry Canada, and Justice Canada.
Lianna McDonald from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection with our Conservative government's support has expanded Cybertip.ca to address instances of youth-transmitted sexual images, whether they're through texting or the Internet. These measures are in addition to others under way at the provincial level. For instance, there is Ontario's Bill 13, Accepting Schools Act, 2012; and Quebec's Bill 56, An Act to prevent and stop bullying and violence in schools, introduced on February 15, 2012. That's not long ago. These all address bullying in schools.
Mr. Belsey, in one of your interviews, you stated that bullying is a behaviour that can be shaped and formed, and you were noting that the best way to deal with such behaviours is to educate and inform and not to punish.
Could you expand on this, please?