In speaking with police and with school officials, we have found that there is definitely a gap within the policies and legislation. When you look at it, you wonder whether the activity is truly criminal and if it reaches that level of requirement. That's where the issue becomes a problem.
In March 2015, it could be that people were not aware of the new cyber-bullying laws that are out. We feel there needs to be a full review at the provincial level, with people reviewing the new legislation and seeing how it applies, particularly within the school system. We're finding that if something happens and the school is left to deal with it, quite often this happens on the school grounds and they're not calling in the police. There are no set policies within the public education system. They're left to deal with it on their own. It's only in extreme cases where the police are called in. Then they have to make sure that it's meeting the Criminal Code. What they're telling us is, in a lot of cases, while there is severe harm being caused, it's not within the definition of a Criminal Code offence. They're not able to hold the people accountable. The youth themselves are saying we need new legislation to fill these gaps so that people can be held accountable provincially and federally.