'I don't want you coming into our office,' Autism protesters shunned from Ford's constituency office
The group of demonstrators had asked to enter Ford’s office on Albion Road on Friday afternoon. A man greeted them at the door, letting twopeople in before blocking the rest.
“Premier Doug Ford’s staff invited some Etobicoke North constituents who were participating in the protest into the office to hear their concerns, while asking the other protesters to stay outside,” a spokesperson for the Premier’s Office told CP24.”The only conversations the constituency office staff had with the police was to keep them updated on any developments.”Parents of children with autism in Ontario are upset after the government altered the autism support formula to means-test it.
Families at the protest said the changes will meanthat most middle-class families seevery little help.
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