
Supreme Court case tests SGI’s no-fault insurance
The Supreme Court of Canada could potentially strike down the no-fault insurance program run by Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) for almost 20 years.
A decision in December granted a crash victim the ability to sue an RM and a company that he feels were responsible for his accident. That’s normally not allowed under the “no-fault” insurance policy 99 per cent of Saskatchewanians use.
SGI lawyer Tim MacLeod is hoping to see the case elevated to the Supreme Court of Canada for a decision. Even though the Crown company isn’t part of the suit MacLeod says the company is looking for permission to intervene in the appeal of the Court of Appeal ruling.
“It’s a bit difficult to be prospective on that but I think the short answer is yes, we would expect there to be more lawsuits, mainly around rehabilitation benefits,” he explained to News Talk Radio’s John Gormley Live on Monday morning.