Actually, I'm hoping we won't see more prosecution as a result of this bill. I'm hoping that in some ways it can be a deterrent. If people believe there is a line they can cross from bullying into criminal activity, they might stop to think.
This came to my attention way back when I was a physician and I saw people who were depressed or who had been harassed through the computer. It's happening more and more now that we have social media. I had to help them with suicidal ideation and the decision that they wanted to die because they couldn't stand it anymore. This particular type of harassment followed them wherever they went and they could never escape it. I think that is one of the things that prompted me to do it.
Then, of course, the Canadian Teachers' Federation came to me and talked about the extreme rise in cyberbullying and the inability of the schools to even deal with this issue because they can't pinpoint who it is. Then there was the Canadian police board and the many academics I asked about this question—psychologists, etc., and people who are criminal lawyers and who deal with the Criminal Code—who felt there was this grey area that covered the issue of digital media and that did not clarify certain things. So I'm seeking to clarify, really, with my bill.