September 25th, 2020

FACT CHECK: Ford government’s court loss is court loss Number Seven

QUEEN’S PARK — Doug Ford and his PC government have lost another court battle, wasting precious public dollars defending his cutting agenda. Today, the courts ruled against Doug Ford’s cut to OHIP coverage for Ontarians when they’re travelling.

Ford’s seven court losses include:

  1. Cancelled OHIP Coverage for Ontarians traveling – Struck Down
    https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/snowbirds-win-legal-challenge-to-reinstate-out-of-country-insurance-coverage-899029536.html
  1. Stickers That Don’t Stick – Struck Down
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/carbon-tax-gas-pump-stickers-ford-struck-down-1.5712981
  1. Taking away pay equity from midwives – Struck Down
    https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/29/huge-victory-for-midwives-as-ontario-court-upholds-pay-equity-ruling.html
  1. Cancelling climate change plan without consultation – Struck Down
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-cap-and-trade-ruling-1.5317611
  1. Cancelling wind energy contracts – Struck Down
    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-ontario-court-strikes-down-move-by-ford-government-to-cancel-massive/
  1. Defunding student unions by making memberships optional – Struck Down
    https://globalnews.ca/news/6202863/student-choice-initiative-ontario-divisional-court-decision/
  1. Keeping mandate letters secret - Struck Down
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ford-government-mandate-letters-court-of-appeal-1.5723231

“Doug Ford wastes a ridiculous amount of public money to defend his cutting agenda,” said the NDP critic for the Attorney General Gurratan Singh. “If he’d stop cutting and taking things away from people, and stop defending those cuts in court, everyday Ontario families would so much better off.”

This Fact Check omitted one court loss, which was added in this version.