$15 minimum wage simply will not fly!

taxslave

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I wonder if business owners would be included in the mandatory minimum wage? And where would the money come from to pay it?
 

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Auntie Rachel in Alberta has mandated that by 2018 Alberta will have a minimum wage of $15 per hour. The first step towards that is a $1 per hour increase, in a month, October 1st. With regards to taxslave above, it will come from the end user. In Australia the minimum wage is about $18-20 per hour (no tips) and they pay $30 for fish and chips, $10 for a beer. The end user pays for the product, if they want it. Albertans will be seeing how auntie Rachel's program works and have 4 years in which to accept or reject her program.
 

JLM

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Labour laws are Provincial. Feds stepping in goes against Provincial sovereignty.

I got the idea that Mulcair was going to get $15 for everyone from Prince Rupert to St. Johns and from Windsor to Grise Fjord.

Auntie Rachel in Alberta has mandated that by 2018 Alberta will have a minimum wage of $15 per hour. The first step towards that is a $1 per hour increase, in a month, October 1st. With regards to taxslave above, it will come from the end user. In Australia the minimum wage is about $18-20 per hour (no tips) and they pay $30 for fish and chips, $10 for a beer. The end user pays for the product, if they want it. Albertans will be seeing how auntie Rachel's program works and have 4 years in which to accept or reject her program.

How are the Aussies any better off than we are? We can still get fish & chips for $12 and a glass of beer for about $4.
 

petros

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I got the idea that Mulcair was going to get $15 for everyone from Prince Rupert to St. Johns and from Windsor to Grise Fjord.

It's impossible to try to trump the sovereignty of the Provinces. It's an election lie not a promise.
 

JLM

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What exactly are federally regulated employees?

That would probably include Revenue Canada employees, those working for Federal Fisheries and Dept. of Indian affairs just to name a few. Federal Prison employees.
 

JLM

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The same ones that have to work on provincial holidays. There are a whole bunch. It takes a team of 500 bureaucrats to keep it all straight.

I forgot to mention Postal workers.

Federally regulated employees. Gotta read the fine print in these political platforms.

So you mean the kid sweeping the floor at the Fish & Chip shop is S.O.L. He will not be endeared to Mulehair.
 

petros

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None of those people currently make under $15 an hour.

Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
The labour rights and responsibilities of about 12,000 enterprises and 820,000 of their employees are defined by the Canada Labour Code. These employees account for six percent of all Canadian workers.

If you are employed by one of the following businesses and industries, you are more than likely working in a federally regulated sector:

banks
marine shipping, ferry and port services
air transportation, including airports, aerodromes and airlines
railway and road transportation that involves crossing provincial or international borders
canals, pipelines, tunnels and bridges (crossing provincial borders)
telephone, telegraph and cable systems
radio and television broadcasting
grain elevators, feed and seed mills
uranium mining and processing
businesses dealing with the protection of fisheries as a natural resource
many First Nation activities
most federal Crown corporations
private businesses necessary to the operation of a federal act
 

IdRatherBeSkiing

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None of those people currently make under $15 an hour.

Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
The labour rights and responsibilities of about 12,000 enterprises and 820,000 of their employees are defined by the Canada Labour Code. These employees account for six percent of all Canadian workers.

If you are employed by one of the following businesses and industries, you are more than likely working in a federally regulated sector:

banks
marine shipping, ferry and port services
air transportation, including airports, aerodromes and airlines
railway and road transportation that involves crossing provincial or international borders
canals, pipelines, tunnels and bridges (crossing provincial borders)
telephone, telegraph and cable systems
radio and television broadcasting
grain elevators, feed and seed mills
uranium mining and processing
businesses dealing with the protection of fisheries as a natural resource
many First Nation activities
most federal Crown corporations
private businesses necessary to the operation of a federal act

Sounds like a win-win promise for Tommy to make.
 

JLM

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None of those people currently make under $15 an hour.

Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
The labour rights and responsibilities of about 12,000 enterprises and 820,000 of their employees are defined by the Canada Labour Code. These employees account for six percent of all Canadian workers.

I've rec'd an email from the Dippers every day for the past week asking for a donation. I made the mistake of sending the local candidate an email asking her what she was going to do to secure my vote. Huge surprise......................she ain't getting it.