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Poverty reduction: What other provinces are doing
BC has much to learn from other provinces when it comes to poverty reduction. Six provinces now have poverty reduction plans, although most are still…
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Tax cuts don’t make up for BC’s low minimum wages
Responding to news of Ontario’s latest minimum wage increase (to $10.25 per hour), BC’s labour minister Murray Coell held firm on his government’s commitment to…
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BC’s minimum wage is now 22% lower than Ontario’s
Today, thousands of low wage workers in Ontario are getting a raise of 75 cent per hour, as the province’s minimum wage goes up to…
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New Brunswick Plans for a $10 Minimum Wage
On January 5, New Brunswick’s provincial government announced plans to increase their minimum wage from the current $8.25 per hour to $10 over the next…
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Healthy eating put out of reach for the poor
Remember the Premier’s “Great Golden Goal” (G3?) about healthy eating? True, we don’t hear so much about it these days. But it was a laudable…
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On minimum wages and talk radio
Today marks the third time in the past four months that I get booted off a pre-arranged radio interview on minimum wages in BC. What…
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BC’s minimum wage the lowest in Canada
Tomorrow, September 1, officially marks the day that BC will become the province with the lowest minimum wage in the entire country ($8 per hour).…
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The devil take the hindmost
In an earlier post I talked about the fact that when New Brunswick raised its minimum wage this spring, BC would be tied in last…
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BC’s minimum wage soon tied for Canada’s lowest
On April 15th British Columbia officially wins the race to the bottom. That is the day New Brunswick raises its minimum wage to $8.00 an…
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Why do BC kids need Finance Minister’s charitable donation to buy them shoes?
Minister Hansen donated money for shoes for poor children. Then he delivered a budget that doesn’t help parents who receive income assistance or who are…
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Charity doesn’t buy a lot of shoes
OK, this is just a little crass, but the calculation begs to be done. It apppears rather than buying himself a new pair of shoes…
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