As far as youth involved in crime and being used by organized crime groups, yes, we see that in Toronto. I'm sure that is recognized in the GTA. In addition to that, the intimidation of youth witnesses is a critical problem. In Ontario, for criminal offences, we have a witness protection system that is funded by the province. But for federal offences--and many of our organized crime cases involve drugs--we're required to reach into the federal system for witness protection funds. That's a lot more difficult to access and make use of in the short term: to get witnesses the protection to allow them to feel protected and not be intimidated before a trial.
