$200 million lawsuit filed against Ford government over Basic Income cancellation

$200 million lawsuit filed against Ford government over Basic Income cancellation

Screen Shot 2019-03-29 at 7.48.45 AM KAWARTHA LAKES- Four participants in the province’s basic income pilot project have filed a multi-million class-action lawsuit against the Ford government over its early cancellation of the project. The claim seeks damages, including $200 million in general damages.

The lawsuit, filed with the court in Lindsay, alleges the government breached its contract with the pilot project’s 4,000 participants in the communities of Lindsay, Thunder Bay and Hamilton. The plaintiffs also claim the government was negligent and breached its undertaking and common law duties in deciding to cancel the project only one year into its […]

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