Authors of a forthcoming report on the causes of youth violence and crime are warning Ontario's premier that their recommendations will be tough and put pressure on him to act.
"I expect some of these challenges and recommendations will be tough challenges for the government, not just for the government of Ontario but for all three orders of government," said former chief justice Roy McMurtry.
"It'll be up to them to demonstrate that youth is truly a priority in the future."
Premier Dalton McGuinty tasked McMurtry and former speaker of the legislature Alvin Curling with studying how to tackle the problems of disadvantaged youth.
Having already held community discussions in three Toronto neighbourhoods, they are now heading out to Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Thunder Bay and Ottawa to continue their research.
They say the problems of youth across the country vary by community but have some commonality, and that's often poverty.
"We intend to put forward ideas coming from the individuals from these communities, suggestions and strategies that we feel strongly can work and will work," Curling said.
The report is expected to be completed by May.
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