One provincial anti-poverty group leading the charge to see minimum wage go up to $15 an hour.
It’s currently $10.30 an hour—the lowest of all the provinces.
We polled our listeners on this idea and 59 per cent agree with the idea.
Lisa is not in favour of the move saying everyone else’s wage would have to go up as well which means all costs would increase.
She thinks lowering the cost of rent and healthy food would help suggesting that more community garden’s might help with the high cost of food.
Sizzle says maybe the people on welfare that don’t really need it will get off their “blanks” and get a job.
Meagan wonders about the point of going to college or university if people starting out make $15/hr sounds and others who worked hard to further their education are the making the same amount.
Stella says it should go up, everyone deserves a decent wage but in saying that small businesses will probably raise prices and lay people off.
Denise says of course it needs to go up adding she doesn’t how people who only make minimum wage afford groceries.
