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Author: Patrick White
Publication Date: April 21, 2024 - 18:46
Ontario pays $320K in legal fight over its cancellation of basic income program
April 21, 2024
After battling five years against a class-action certification process, the Ontario government has paid $320,000 to the law firm spearheading a lawsuit against the Ford government over its decision to cancel a guaranteed basic income pilot project.Last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice S.T. Bale certified the lawsuit, filed in 2019, that seeks $200-million in general damages of behalf of 4,000 people who enrolled in the project.
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