The Court of Appeal made it clear a Ford government law can't block the claims of vulnerable people who've been 'harmed by the government's stupidity': lawyer
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a new Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park.
On Thursday, the class was certified by the court, an initial step before a class-action lawsuit can proceed. It took five years: the Court of Appeal overturned a Divisional Court ruling that had overturned an initial ruling certifying the class in 2018. "For the families who are trying to take care of these disabled adults, their life is just complete chaos, and completely impossible to plan, either financially or just in terms of your day-to-day life," said Baert.
Proving that before the Court of Appeal was a major win that weakens the application of the controversial law, said Baert. "The Court of Appeal made it clear to them, that they're not going to countenance this type of legislation being used to block the claims of vulnerable people who've been harmed by the government's stupidity."
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