The Ontario government has agreed to pay Cavalluzzo LLP $320,000 for the fees incurred associated with the Basic Income Class Action, which was certified last month.
This Class Action commenced nearly 5 years ago, in March 2019, and was brought on behalf of the 4,000 low-income individuals who participated in the Ontario Basic Income Pilot.
Though the pilot was meant to last for three years, the Ford government cancelled it after only 1. The sudden cancellation caused great upheaval to participants.
See the coverage this update has received below:
Resolution in $200M Ontario basic income class action could take ‘years’: lawyer (Global News)
Basic income recipient says Ontario should fight poverty, not the class action she's part of (CBC News)
Former basic-income recipients are taking Ontario to court. Do they have a shot? (TVO Today)
Doug Ford government to pay $320K in legal fees to basic income class action (CP24)
Province to pay accumulated legal fees for basic income lawsuit (Peterborough Examiner)
Court orders more than $300,000 in legal expenses to be paid in basic income class action lawsuit (Lindsay Advocate)