Friday January 10, 2014 – 10am
Posted Jan 10, 2014 01:55:41 PM.
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10:00am- Bob Dechert, Conservative MP for Mississauga-Erindale and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Re: The federal government is going to use television and online advertising to raise awareness about cyberbullying and the possible legal consequences of tormenting people. Justice Minister Peter MacKay says the national campaign he announced yesterday is aimed at protecting children online. The first phase of the campaign, called “Stop Hating Online”, includes television and online ads that focus on when cyberbullying amounts to criminal activity.
10:30am- Candice Malcolm, Ontario Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Re: Bad tobacco policies are driving smokers to the black market according to a new joint-research paper from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the U.S.-based Reason Foundation. The paper looks at Canada’s tobacco tax rate changes in relation to the growth of the contraband market, making the case to reject higher tobacco taxes in Canada as well as President Obama’s proposal for higher tobacco taxes in the United States.
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