30.8.10

Toronto Star: Mrs Susan FENTIE- PIERCE

Mrs S.FENTIE-PIERCE wants an apology from her VAUGHAN Liberal MPP G.SORBARA.

Mrs. S.FENTIE-PIERCE went to ask Mr. SORBARA for his help for her physically violent,non-speaking, 14y son affected with  AUTISM. It seems that Mrs Fentie-Pierce wants the Provincial Government to pay for an in-house attendant at $42/hour. As a first-aid measure Mr. Sorbara explained that if Mrs. Fentie-Pierce  made a technical charge of "assault", a Judge could speed admission  to a residential home. Alternatively her son could be made a charge of the Childtren's Aid Society. Mrs. Fentie-Pierce found this advice "insulting and insensitive" and got front page coverage with her story, (with  photos of her son), by Staff reporter Madhavi Acharya-Tom YEW.