New cyber-bullying law coming in the fall

New cyberbullying legislation will be introduced this fall to replace the previous act struck down by the Supreme Court because it infringed on people’s rights….the Rehtaeh Parsons law. It comes after news this week of three suicides caused by bullying in Sydney area middle schools.

Premier Stephen McNeil said, besides the new law, he thinks there needs to be a broader public conversation about how people interact online.
He says some of the things people say to each other online would never be allowed in the home or workplace.

Feds fund tidal power research

Ottawa is putting a million dollars into the Offshore Energy Research Association to address knowledge gaps in tidal power.

Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says few countries have the advantages we do when it comes to tidal power with the longest coastline of any nation on three oceans. But Carr says for all of our expertise, there are still gaps in our knowledge and unanswered questions…including environmental effects.