In August, the Ontario government cut a planned 3 per cent welfare increase in half and scrapped a basic income pilot project midway through. Labour Minister Laurie Scott paused a planned increase to the minimum wage. ( Bill Hodgins/Metroland / Bill Hodgins/Metroland )Then this week, Labour Minister Laurie Scott, fulfilling an election promise, announced the minimum wage will remain at $14 an hour rather than rising to $15 in January. Nor does increasing the minimum wage necessarily lead to job losses, as some business organizations suggest. Premier Doug Ford should listen to the sensible advice of economists and reinstate the planned minimum wage hike.

Source: thestar September 27, 2018 20:26 UTC