Thank you for that important question.

I am unable to address an individual case in the chamber, but if you provide that information to me, I’d be happy to look into that.

I will say that we are making historic investments in the Ontario Autism Program. This is a world-leading program. We doubled the funding. We have five times as many children receiving services through the OAP than under the previous government. We have approximately 40,000 children receiving services under a multiple layered program with multiple pieces, including the core services program, in which we are bringing 8,000 children in through the fall. We already have over 6,000 invitations out. We are getting positive feedback with our initial pilot, and we are moving forward, implementing a very, very important program that young children and youth depend on, and their families, and that’s why we have been receiving the positive feedback. We are creating the AccessOAP program and creating resources to help people navigate through that program. We are implementing a world-leading program and will continue to do that.

Interjections.

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I don’t think the minister actually understands what’s happening with her own program.

There were 6,000 letters sent out, but there have only been 30 children actually enrolled into the program. They have hardly no uptake when it comes to the letters, and they have no idea why. Ask the government; they have no idea why this is happening. When you talk to families—they have zero trust in this family. There are letters that were sent out in the 6,000 that are now seven years old, from the time the program started. Those kids are now—some of them are 17 years old. Of course, there’s no uptake for the program.

The government needs to actually understand what they’re doing.

And if you think that this is a one-time spinoff of your government asking for this $20,000 back, then you really must be completely out of touch. This is obviously a systemic issue within the program.

This minister needs to understand her file, ensure that families are not being clawed back for their government’s failure of providing an OAP program and for a global pandemic that is not the fault of a child. Make sure that the child receives—