Basic income class action lawsuit takes another step forward — Independent Community News for Kawartha Lakes
The Lindsay Advocate
A class action lawsuit by four Lindsay residents against the Ontario government has advanced to its second stage as a court-approved notice was disseminated to all participants in the cancelled Basic Income Pilot. The legal proceedings will now move toward a common issues trial to determine liability, with any subsequent damages calculated individually if the case succeeds. This lawsuit challenges the premature cancellation of the 2017 pilot program by the Conservative government, which ended payments early in 2019 despite prior assurances.
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