Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3M to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases

Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned.

Ontario taxpayers fork over $4.3M to settle legal costs in Bill 124 cases
Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy watches as Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to media in Toronto on July 10, 2024.

Ontario taxpayers have forked over $4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending a wage-cap law that was struck down as unconstitutional, The Canadian Press has learned.