Newfoundland and Labrador's finance minister says she has been repeatedly attacked online with death threats, body shaming and bullying -- and it must stop. Cathy Bennett is also the minister responsible for women, and says she hopes other people will speak out against cyber abuse. Nancy Peckford of Equal Voice works to elect more women and says she hears increasing reports of online bullying. (One message Bennett received said:"All Newfoundlanders should put a bounty on her head.")

Date: 2016-12-12
Placeline: OTTAWA.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 13 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << I don't think it will turn off all women ignore shouldn't and I think if we have both men and women speaking up against it to are both elected a non-elected that that can make an enormous difference >>

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