Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned. Nurses and their supporters protest Premier Doug Ford and Ontario's Bill 124 on the sidewalk in front of the constituency office of PC MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean Jeremy Roberts in Ottawa, on Friday, March 4, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3 million to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases

by The Canadian Press October 15, 2024

written by The Canadian Press October 15, 2024

By Liam Casey Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned. Premier Doug Ford's government passed a law — known as Bill 124 — in 2019 to limit sa...

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