My question is for the Premier.

The Jeffs family has come to my office looking for help. Their son has autism. He received $20,000 under the Ontario Autism Program, in March 2020. Unfortunately, COVID-19 hit and this government could not get their act together, and they were not able to use that money. Their son was five at the time. Now, services are open once again, but they’re still not able to use the money. The child is now eight and this government is asking for them to pay the money back. This is supposed to be a needs-based program. There is no age cut-off at five, yet this government is asking for the $20,000 to be returned.

Can the government explain why they’re asking for this family to return $20,000 that they need for their child’s services?