FORD GOVERNMENT APPEALS ONTARIO COURT DECISION STRIKING DOWN BILL 124

The Ontario government is appealing a court decision that struck down a law limiting wages for public-sector workers.

In the notice of appeal filed in Ontario’s top court on Thursday, the province argues the judge erred in ruling that Bill 124 infringes on the applicants’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

In his decision on Nov. 29, Justice Markus Koehnen deemed the law unconstitutional.