“We need the CCPA to remind us that our dreams of a decent, egalitarian society are reasonable — indeed that with a little work, they are practical. And I love that practicality, that protection of the dream of the possible.”
— Naomi Klein
Issue(s): Employment and labour, Inequality and poverty
March 1, 2003
It’s time for Nova Scotians working for the minimum wage to get a
big raise. A substantial increase in the wage will go some way to
addressing poverty experienced by low income workers and
households in Nova Scotia. It would stimulate the provincial
economy and contribute to productivity growth at no cost to the
Province’s finances.