Ontario's Bill 124 is going to be repealed. Here's what happened

Here's a look at what happened to make the Ontario government repeal Bill 124.

The Ontario government has said it will repeal Bill 124, a law that capped wage increases for public sector workers for three years, after a provincial court upheld a ruling that found it was unconstitutional.

Here’s a look at how we got here:

The Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act received royal assent on Nov. 7, 2019. The goal of the bill was to cap public sector wages in an effort to help eliminate the deficit.

Officials argued the legislation was meant to be “exceptional and time-limited.”

Bill 124 impacted all public sector workers, such as teachers, nurses, and other civil employees.

The legislation received a lot of criticism, especially from unions representing public sector workers.

Ten applicants took the case to court, arguing the bill violated a section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that protects meaningful collective bargaining. The province argued the Charter doesn’t guarantee “unlimited annual raises for public sector workers.”