minimum wage – The 905er

The 905 Round-Up: Health Care Collapse and Land Grabs for the Rich

Roland Tanner — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:24:30 +0000

The gloves are off for the PC Government as they attack anything and everything that stands in the way of their most generous donors. Meanwhile healthcare approaches collapse, and the minimum wage falls further and further behind the actual minimum cost of living.

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The Need for a Living Wage in the 905

Roland Tanner — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:48:12 +0000

This month the Ontario government announced it would be raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour.⁠ We invited Craig Pickthorne of the network to discuss the increase and need for a living, not minimum, wage.

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Living Wages Are Good For Ontario’s Businesses And Taxpayers

Roland Tanner — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:14:49 +0000

(First published January 2019) The Ontario Chamber of Commerce likes to claim all businesses oppose better wages. It's not true.

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Episode 11: Hope and Betrayal – the human stories and human cost of Ontario’s cancelled Basic Income Pilot

Roland Tanner — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:40:12 +0000

Deirdre Pike and Jessie Golem give a fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking account of the Basic Income Pilot.

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