OFL: Workers pay the price as Ford's Conservatives slash employment law enforcement

TORONTO, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While Doug Ford extends his summer with ice cream bar press conferences instead of sitting in the legislature, workers are paying the price with gutted court enforcement of their basic employment rights, according to data from the Ontario Court of Justice. Charges under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) have dropped by 90 per cent over the past ten years, as found by an analysis by the Ontario Federation of Labour and Data Shows. Over 1,500 charges were laid under ...