MPP Tascona Petition

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Recently printed in the Barrie Advance Newspaper was the following article:

TASCONA WANTS PROMISE KEPT

Barrie - Simcoe - Bradford MPP Joe Tascona wants the Premier and the Liberal

government to move ahead with a promise to support children in need of autistic

treatment.

" In a letter written to parents before the election, Dalton McGuinty described

the current cut off age as 'unfair and discriminatory,' Tascona said. " It has

been over 60 days since the premier has been in office. It is time for him to

keep his promise to these families who are suffering. "

Currently, only autistic children under the age of six are entitled to

government sponsored intensive behavioural intervention treatment.

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MPP Tascona, who is from the Barrie/Simcoe/Bradford area has sent out form

letters to any of his constituents that have contacted him in the past year

regarding the need for improved funding for IBI. I too have received a few

copies. I share the petition with you below. He has requested that we have

people sign these petitions as soon as possible, he would like to present the

petitions in Queens Park in January. Please forward on your completed petitions

to one of the following sources:

Toronto Office; Legislative Building

Room 434

Queens Park, Ontario M7A 1A8

Barrie Office: 36 Mulcaster St

Barrie, Ontario L4M 3M1

705-737-4242 or toll free 1-800-461-5473 (Mon - Thurs 9:00 -

4;00, Fri 9:00 - 2:00)

Innisfil - Alcona Beach Office: Innisfil Lions Hall

705-436-5478 (Thursday 10:00-3:00)

Bradford Office: 21 Holland St W

P O Box 190

Bradford, Ontario L3Z 2A8

905-778-0121 (Friday 10:00 - 3:00)

e-mail: joe_tascona@...

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PETITION

To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

WHEREAS our new Premier, Dalton McGuinty and his Liberal government made a

campaign commitment to

expand funding for valued therapy for autistic children;

And whereas, the families of autistic children continue to call upon the

province to extend funding to children six

years and older who will benefit from intensive behavioural intervention (IBI)

funding;

And whereas, the new premier has admitted " we simply don't have enough people

right now with the skills to help

those children under six, let alone those over the age of six " ;

And whereas the Liberal Premier, Dalton McGuinty described the current cut-off

age as unfair and discriminatory;

I/ WE the undersigned petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to force the

government to live up to its promise

and extend funding to children six and older who will benefit from intensive

behavioural intervention (IBI)

treatment.

PRINT your Name Street Address & City

Postal Code Signature

on Bradford

L3Z 3A2 via e-mail