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Ontario PC government to halt minimum wage hike set to kick in next year
Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the minimum wage will remain at $14 an hour rather than rising to $15 an hour
Could you become a millionaire by investing the minimum wage hike?
For a full-time employee working 40 hours per week, the wage increase would amount to $31,200 from $24,128
Kathleen Wynne’s minimum wage math doesn’t add up
Opinion: It’s not just that the big increase punishes small businesses. The argument that the minimum wage hike was needed to keep pace with inflation is flat out wrong.
Canada’s youth are the clear losers from a higher minimum wage
Opinion: Entry-level jobs shape your character, if you can manage to gain entry
What’s missing in the debate over Ontario’s minimum wage
Opinion: Political debates are fundamentally about how we want to live together—and if we ignore the human element, we threaten our democracy
In a fight over minimum wage at Tim Hortons, the worker loses
With both Tim Hortons franchisees and the company’s head office refusing to absorb the costs of higher wages, front-line workers are paying the price by having their benefits cut
Less meat, more choice: A look at key food issues in 2018
Opinion: Canadian consumers are seeking more information about their food, including where it comes from and how it’s produced
Why a $15 minimum wage is good for business
Boost the minimum wage and you boost the economy from the bottom up, writes economist Armine Yalnizyan. That means more demand for what businesses have to sell.
Minimum wage in Canada: By the numbers
Who pays what where and how it breaks down across the workforce