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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

The federal minimum wage is the lowest wage at which employers may pay their employees. The Liberal government eliminated Canada's federal minimum wage in 1996. Each province and territory now sets their own minimum wage which range from $10.50 per hour to 12.50 per hour.

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Yes
48%
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42%
Yes
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4%
Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation
4%
No, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle
4%
Yes, and make it a living wage
2%
No, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family
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No, and eliminate all wage standards

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 @9FZCRZ4from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

No way. Small business makes up the majority of the economy and they cannot afford to keep up with increasing minimum wage.

 @9X9LXM6from Alberta  answered…1mo1MO

it is high enough, and if you cannot support your family with a job at mcdonalds, find a better job. plenty of jobs in the oilfeild.

 @9L4R2GSfrom Ontario  answered…9mos9MO

If minimum wages were to rise, you wouldn't be making any more money because stores would raise prices to meet your new wages

 @9FT9T54from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes and no, it should be raised currently due to the last 20 years of neglecting increasing the wage, however after it’s at a liveable wage adjust to inflation, because it also causes lots of other jobs less as valued and drives inflation up

 @8P54VC4from British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

No, leave it up to the Provinces

 @8VQK6GZfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation, and implement UBI into the system

 @8QZL5HTfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

No, however minimum wage should be based on age and your situation. If you are living at home, you should not be making the same as someone who is on their own.

 @8FZ4NNDfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

No lower it, students will lose less money but it will help in the future for us with taxes and prices

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 @M0derateImpala from Minnesota submitted…6mos6MO

Companies Cut Worker Hours After California’s $25-an-Hour Minimum-Wage

California's budget deficit has ballooned to $45 billion. Mr. Newsom projects that the new healthcare minimum wage would cost the state $4 billion more a year owing to higher Medicaid costs and compensation for workers at state-owned facilities. Legislative analyses warned about these costs, but Mr. Newsom signed the law anyway.California’s current minimum wage for all workers is $16 an hour. Nearly all workers at healthcare facilities including janitors will have to be paid at least $25 an hour by 2028.California’s wage minimums are another illustration of how progressive mandates boomerang. Average weekly earnings for leisure and hospitality employees in California have declined by 2.6% over the last year owing to a steep drop in hours worked. By contrast, those average weekly earnings rose 3% nationwide, 3.2% in Florida and 5.2% in Texas.California’s wage minimums are another illustration of how progressive mandates boomerang. Average weekly earnings for leisure and hospitality employees in California have declined by 2.6% over the last year owing to a steep drop in hours worked. By contrast, those average weekly earnings rose 3% nationwide, 3.2% in Florida and 5.2% in Texas.Average hourly earnings for California leisure and hospitality workers have also increased more slowly—2.1% compared to 3.8% nationwide—no doubt partly because the state’s softer labor market has reduced competition for workers.When government raises wages above what the market commands, employers will increase prices and reduce labor. California, QED.

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