A hidden piece of legislation in the budget bill will make it difficult to sue for damages, in the case of negligence or incompetence on the part of government. Maybe made in anticipation of fewer government staff and redeployments reducing capability. Simply amazing that Ontario residents voted this in. Must have been buck-a-beer.
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Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives are moving to make it harder to sue the Ontario government.
The PCs plan to repeal and replace the long-standing Ontario Proceedings Against the Crown Act — legislation that, among other things, outlines government liability in cases of misfeasance and negligence.
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What it means is that the people who exercise power over you can exercise that power negligently and cause you damage and no one will have to pay... the province will not be liable for instances in which a person says there were harmed by the government exercising its authority.
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"The bottom line here is that government is trying to escape liability for being sued, even when it does things that may be very, very wrong"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ ... -1.5097205