$200M class-action lawsuit filed over cancellation of Ontario basic income pilot project

$200M class-action lawsuit filed over cancellation of Ontario basic income pilot project

Protesters gather outside MPP Laurie Scott’s office in Lindsay to express concerns about the province ending the basic income pilot project. Monday was the last day for the project. Four Lindsay, Ont., residents in the province’s recent basic income pilot project have filed a $200-million class-action lawsuit against the Ontario PC government over its early cancellation of the project.

Filed in Lindsay court, the lawsuit alleges the cancellation of the project amounts to a “breach of contract” after the previous Liberal government introduced the $150-million, three-year pilot in April 2017.

The lawsuit lists Dana Bowman, Grace Marie Doyle Hillion, Susan Lindsay […]

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