Thank you very much for the question.
Similar to what you were saying, the Government of Canada has been very focused on this issue. Obviously, cyberbullying and cyberviolence have a devastating impact on families and on communities, and particularly on those specific individuals that are affected.
I know that for young girls in my own constituency of in Simcoe—Grey, this is a top of mind concern. In our new girls advisory committee, the young ladies who have put themselves forward to aid us in making good decisions have raised this as one of the top three issues they would like addressed.
We know there is emerging evidence that girls and young women who are victims of cyberviolence experience depression and anxiety. Obviously these are great concerns. We have been focused on a number of initiatives with the Government of Canada. The Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act was put forward, but in addition to that Status of Women Canada has worked hand in glove with Public Safety to create programming to support that act.
Last year we launched a call for proposals. Those are now being disseminated across the country, to focus specifically on community based projects that will support young women and girls to combat cyberviolence and sexual assaults. The focus for us has been particularly on those campus aged individuals. It goes hand in glove, in addition to the act, with our program dollars coupled with the stop hating online campaign run by Public Safety to make Canadians aware of these issues.