— Premier Doug Ford dismissed calls for his social services minister’s resignation Thursday after an association of behaviour analysts said she threatened them if they didn’t publicly support her new autism program. The group disputes that, and says MacLeod and her staff requested a quote of support a few days before the new program was announced. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath joined parents of children with autism in calling for MacLeod to resign over her alleged comments. “Lisa MacLeod is supposed to be a voice for children and parents at the cabinet table,” Horwath said in a statement. My kryptonite is when you talk about children and you talk about children with autism,” he said.

Source: National Post February 14, 2019 15:33 UTC