Senator Lucie Moncion, who represents Ontario, wants to freeze pay hikes for Parliamentarians. Why? “To prevent the privileges that senators enjoy from becoming disconnected from the harsh economic reality facing many Canadians.” Solidarity, sister. “For people who hold public office, when you see people struggling around you it is hard
That Ontario’s recent minimum wage increase to $14 an hour could hurt small businesses was a given. That it would force a company boasting over $3 billion in annual revenue to cut back employee benefits is incomprehensible. According to workers at one Ontario Tim Horton’s, however, that’s exactly what happened.
If you’re in the market for a career, change (or in need of a reality check), it may be most helpful to know how much certain jobs pay per hour, as opposed to their annual salary. You know, just to put things into perspective (especially for the mathematically challenged set
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland and Labrador kicked October off on a generous note, as each province increased their minimum wage effective today. If only marginally. Alberta will see the biggest raise as minimum wage increases $1 from $10.20 to $11.20. Saskatchewan ($10.50) and Manitoba ($11) are each adding 30 cents
When it comes to reasonable theories about how the world might end, global war over astonishing wealth inequality probably ranks somewhere near the top alongside global warming and asteroids. And when the earth’s next generation eventually evolves again and looks back on who caused this whole thing, they’ll know it was
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