Forgotten Promise to BC's Children
Great Goal #3 of Premier Gordon Campbells Strategic Plan for BC is to build the best system of support in Canada for children with special needs and those at risk. A truly laudable goal but one that h... continue reading »
"Not only short sighted, but fiscally irresponsible. Another promise made was to not slough off debt to our future generations. These cuts will cost billions to taxpayers as these children who do not get the appropriate help now age into adults. The govern"
"I have worked in the program directly and with children who have private funding programs. The quality of service is night and day different and each child should be entitled to a quality program. They get it with the EIBI program that had been funded."
"My daughter has been denied twice for clbc although she was a client as a child. The first time was based on her IQ of 74,she was denied...the cutoff was 70. When that criteria was changed, I tried again, this time they were only supporting adults with FA"
"I don't know who said it but a country (province/system) is judged by its treatment of its most vulnerable."
"The petition sums it up. These cuts will cost us all more in the long run, and represent an enormous and unecessary loss to children with autism and their loved ones."
