How Doug Ford’s legal aid ‘guarantee’ caused headaches for his government | CBC News
The documents show how
senior officials struggled to deal with the fallout from Ford’s
off-the-cuff remarks to a Toronto radio station, after his government’s
April budget slashed funding to Legal Aid Ontario by $133 million.
senior officials struggled to deal with the fallout from Ford’s
off-the-cuff remarks to a Toronto radio station, after his government’s
April budget slashed funding to Legal Aid Ontario by $133 million.
The
documents also reveal that people who actually contacted Ford about
their legal aid problems were shuffled off to the attorney general.
“If anyone needs support on legal aid, feel free to call my office,” Ford told AM640 Global News Radio during an impromptu phone call April 22.
“I will guarantee you that you will have legal aid.”