A lawyer from Toronto law firm Cavalluzzo LLP is representing thousands in a class action alleging Ontario breached the terms of a contract it entered with participants.
Members of a class-action lawsuit against the Ford government for its cancellation of the Ontario basic income pilot are seeking $200 million in damages. Jaden Lee-Lincoln explains.Cavalluzzo LLP lawyer Stephen Moreau says the province agreeing to hand over $320,000 to cover legal fees on Tuesday “towards the other side” appears to hint there isn’t any obvious settlement coming soon.In 2019, four Lindsay, Ont.
The pilot was launched in 2017 under the Ontario Liberals to complement a poverty reduction strategy that already offered financial aid through Ontario Works, the Ontario Disability Support Program and the Ontario Child Benefit.
“When you’re encouraging people to accept money without strings attached, it really doesn’t send the message that I think our ministry and our government wants to send. We want to get people back on track and be productive.” At the time she said her typical workweek was somewhere between 60 and 80 hours before being able to fall back on the basic income program and stop working at multiple dead-end jobs.were able to find notable improvements in a variety of health outcomes in the majority of 200 respondents to a survey.“many recipients reported improvements in their physical and mental health, labour market participation, food security, housing stability, financial status and social relationships.
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