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Time to rethink using the minimum wage as an anti-poverty tool in Ontario

It’s unclear whether Doug Ford’s PC government will maintain last January’s increase from $11.60 to $14.


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Raising B.C.’s minimum wage wrong way to help working poor

In B.C., more than 55 per cent of all minimum wage earners are between the ages of 15 and 24.


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Many minimum wage workers would likely not benefit from the PC income tax exemption plan.


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The Canada Workers Benefit provides cash transfers to working Canadians below a certain income.


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In reality, 50 per cent of minimum wage earners in Alberta live with parents or other relatives.