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:
- 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
- Stickers That Don’t Stick – Struck Down
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/carbon-tax-gas-pump-stickers-ford-struck-down-1.5712981
- 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
- Cancelling climate change plan without consultation – Struck Down
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-cap-and-trade-ruling-1.5317611
- Cancelling wind energy contracts – Struck Down
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-ontario-court-strikes-down-move-by-ford-government-to-cancel-massive/
- Defunding student unions by making memberships optional – Struck Down
https://globalnews.ca/news/6202863/student-choice-initiative-ontario-divisional-court-decision/
- 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.