Lev Tahors: Child and Youth Services Minister Teresa Pirruzzas office said in a statement to Tuesday that childrens aid officials in Chatham-Kent and Windsor are involved in an ongoing investigation of the 40 families and approximately 130 children connected to the ultra-orthodox Lev Tahor community that made a midnight run across the Quebec-Ontario border earlier this month, according to The Star. But amid allegations by Quebec childrens aid officials of poor nutrition, hygiene problems and shortcomings in the education of the sects children, Lev Tahors new hosts are vowing to take all necessary action to address child safety and MONTREAL The Ontario government says it is actively investigating allegations of child neglect and mistreatment related to a radical Jewish sect that recently fled child-welfare authorities in Quebec. At this time no children have been apprehended, and the families have provided access to protection workers for the ongoing investigation, Pirruzzas office said. They will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that child safety remains a foremost priority.
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