2nd Session, 40th Legislature
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Bill 212
THE HUMAN RIGHTS CODE AMENDMENT ACT (BULLYING)
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(Assented to )
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
The Human Rights Code is amended by this Act.
Section 1 is amended by adding the following definition:
"bullying" means bullying as defined in section 19.1; (« intimidation »)
The following is added after section 19:
No person shall participate in bullying, whether or not the bullying relates to a characteristic referred to in subsection 9(2).
In this section, "bullying" is behaviour that
(a) is intended to cause, or should be known to cause, fear, intimidation, humiliation, distress or other forms of harm to another person's body, feelings, self-esteem, reputation or property; or
(b) is intended to create, or should be known to create, a negative environment for another person.
Bullying
(a) characteristically takes place in a context of a real or perceived power imbalance between the people involved and is typically, but need not be, repeated behaviour;
(b) may be direct or indirect; and
(c) may take place
(i) by any form of expression, including written, verbal or physical, or
(ii) by means of any form of electronic communication — also referred to as cyberbullying — including social media, text messaging, instant messaging, websites or e-mail.
When does a person participate in bullying?
A person participates in bullying if he or she directly carries out the bullying behaviour or intentionally assists or encourages the bullying behaviour in any way.
This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.