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Doug Ford is a politician who is the premier of Ontario since June 29, 2018. Since then Doug Ford has implemented reforms on education and mental health. Protests against Doug Ford have been on-going since Doug Ford became premier, with those who oppose his views. All protests have been peaceful and express the concerns of the individuals involved.

Ontario Autism Plan
Ontario's government made changes to the Ontario Autism Program on April 1, 2019. 23,000 children were removed off the waitlist so they could have access to more support. Although in order to be removed off the waitlist it is contingent on whether on how long a child was waiting for service. Children between the ages of 5 and 17 years of age will be ensured they receive maximum funding. Families with children under the age of 18 who have a written diagnosis of autism are eligible for Childhood Budget. Children under age 6 will be allotted $20,000 annually, and those over 6 receive $5000.

Protest for Autism Funding
The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) organized a protest to be held at Queen's Park (Toronto) on March 7th from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm in regards to the Ontario Autism Plan. There was significant turnout with people holding signs that read, “Autism doesn’t end at Ford”.

The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) raised concerns to the public in a Media Release put out March 21st, 2019 about the Ford Autism plan. Stating that they have issues the flat-rate funding that is produced by the provincial government. Urging the government to reconsider, the OAC mentions Ford’s remodel as a “one-size fits all” plan.

Members of the Provincial Parliament spoke out against the premier. MPP Mitzie Hunter sat with a group of advocates and experts to discuss deconstructing the Ford Autism Plan on March 14th 2019 at a press conference. Explaining the Autism Plan as a way for Doug Ford to, “balance the budget on the backs of children with Autism. ” The MPP was joined in a panel with; Mike Moffatt Assistant Professor in the business economics and public policy group at the Ivey Business School, Dr Nancy Walton Director and Associate Professor in the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University, Louis Busch is a board certified Behaviour Analyst and Laura Kirby-McIntosh a president for the OAC.

Ontario Education Plan
The government's plan set forth a new education plan entitled, Education that Works for You. Doug Ford’s plan entails; banning cell phones during class and changing the assessment and evaluation with a focus on equity across the province, to introduce changes to funding the will keep resources focused solely on students in the classroom, adjust the school board hiring process of teachers to allow teacher mobility, transparency, fairness, and consistency and lastly Ford intends on adjusting class sizes and begin a new e-learning focused.

Protests for Education
According to The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), five unions came together and spoke out against the Ford government’s policy changes to education. Insisting the premiere re-think his policies on; class sizes, mandatory e-learning and funding cuts. The five unions involved are as follows; the Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO), the Canadian Union of Public Employees – Ontario (CUPE), the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO), the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA), and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). The ETFO along with the five other unions organized a protest at Queens Park on Saturday, April 6th called Rally for Education. 170 buses were to bring teachers and thousands were in expectance according to the ETFO.