2 YEARS AGO today @MacLeodLisa and the @fordnation govt ordered providers to freeze the waitlist for autistic kids therapy and hid this from parents.
2 years later and @ToddSmithPC hasn’t fix the mess. Utter fiasco!
#onpoli #AutismDoesntEndAtFord ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…
“Note the ministry has asked us not to stray outside of their messaging. (i.e. we would not tell families directly that there will be no service offers through the end of the fiscal year.)”
This was 2 years ago!!! Unreal.
#onpoli #AutismDoesntEndAtFord
The documents have infuriated Scott Corbett, an Ottawa father of two sons on the autism spectrum, including one who has been on the waiting list for more than two years.
“Frankly, I find this a complete betrayal of the public trust”
Sentiment is still valid today!
#onpoli
@MacLeodLisa lied her whole way through this fiasco. Her
“explanation of an overwhelmed program does not match up with some of the documents obtained by this newspaper and statements from a therapist at a program”.
#onpoli #AutismDoesntEndAtFord
@MacLeodLisa froze the autism waitlist while therapists sat idle:
“There was capacity to work with more children, but we weren’t allowed to,” said the behavioural therapist from ... who spoke on the condition of anonymity citing a fear of professional reprisal.
#onpoli
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