The main thrust of this Task Force is to advocate for continuity of care in the nurture and development of children and teenagers. The Task Force has produced a document, Children in Limbo , April 1996, which tries to help and make understandable the complex maze of problems facing such children, and to list, describe and illustrate the number of factors and issues, both clinical and court-related, which contribute to limbo. The Task Force also took the lead in developing the Alliance's Submission to the Royal Commission on Learning , November 1993, and the final report of the Commission echoed all the major recommendations in the Alliance's submission. As the debate continued around Bill 160, The Education Quality Improvement Act , the Education Task Force held an emergency meeting to decide how to respond on behalf of the Sparrow Lake Alliance. The members of the Task Force decided to write to the Minister of Education , David Johnson, and send copies of the letter to Premier Michael Harris, Dalton McGuinty, Howard Hampton, Lyn McLeod, Bud Wildman, Eileen Lennon, Marshall Jarvis, Earl Manners, and the Toronto daily newspapers.
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The Fact Sheet consisted of eight questions with corresponding background information. Its purpose was to inform members of the public about what was happening to education in Ontario so that they could question the candidates in their ridings. The Education Task Force is presently regrouping in the light of current cutbacks and reorganization of education in Ontario, to establish their future direction as a strong advocacy group for children in the education system. The plans are in the preliminary stages. The Forensic Task Force is continuing to submit position papers and provide consultation to government on issues related to prevention and treatment of young offenders and the importance of early intervention.