安大略因违宪工资上限法(第124号法案)而丧失了CAD 4.3M法律费用,并与CAD 3.45M的工会达成了协议。 Ontario lost CAD 4.3M in legal fees over unconstitutional wage-cap law, Bill 124, and settled with unions for CAD 3.45M.
安大略省纳税人在该省败诉两起为第124号法案辩护的法院案件后,支付了430万加元的法律费用,该法案是2022年被视为违宪的公共部门工人的工资上限法。 Ontario taxpayers have incurred CAD 4.3 million in legal fees after the province lost two court cases defending Bill 124, a wage-cap law for public sector workers deemed unconstitutional in 2022. 该法在80万受影响工人中激起愤怒,导致护理和教学短缺。 The law sparked outrage among 800,000 affected workers and contributed to shortages in nursing and teaching. 政府以 345 万加元的价格与 10 个工会达成和解,并向一家外部律师事务所支付了 856,482 加元,面临反对派领导人对法律斗争支出的批评。 The government settled with 10 unions for CAD 3.45 million and paid CAD 856,482 to an outside law firm, facing criticism from opposition leaders for the expenditure on legal battles.