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Décembre 6, 2017 9:10AM

Ontario PC platform misses mark in several key policy areas
Ben Eisen
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The PCs promise to follow through on the Wynne government’s commitment to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

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Novembre 20, 2017 5:00AM

Minimum wage hikes—negative effects may hit lower-wage regions of Ontario particularly hard
Ben Eisen
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Between now and 2019, Ontario will increase its minimum wage to $15 per hour.

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minimum wage hikes, minimum wage, ontario economy, kathleen wynne, low-skilled workers, low-wage workers, job creation
Octobre 13, 2017 10:52AM

Minimum wage hikes—flawed anti-poverty policy
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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In fact, 60 per cent of minimum wage workers are aged 15 to 24.

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Septembre 20, 2017 8:36AM

With a $15 minimum wage, Ontario enters dangerous and uncharted waters
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam
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Higher minimum wages tend to reduce employment opportunities for younger and less-skilled workers.

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Septembre 19, 2017 1:00AM

Ontario Enters Uncharted Waters with a $15 Minimum Wage
Ben Eisen, Charles Lammam, David Watson
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Ontario Enters Uncharted Waters with a $15 Minimum Wage
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Août 30, 2017 10:16AM

How the Wynne government will automate jobs
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, David Hunt
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Ontario plans to hike the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

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minimum wage hikes, minimum hourly wage, low-skilled workers, low-wage workers, ontario economy, automation, part-time workers
Août 28, 2017 10:56AM

The unintended consequences of a $15 minimum wage in B.C.
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre
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A 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage leads to, on average, a three to six per cent decline in youth employment.

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Août 16, 2017 4:00AM

Obstacles to business investment in Ontario—high labour costs
Ben Eisen, David Watson
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The Wynne government plans to raise the minimum wage to $15.

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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, ontario economy, ontario businesses, business investment, labour, low-skilled workers, kathleen wynne
Août 2, 2017 10:11AM

Minimum wage hikes will hurt young people, immigrants
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, David Hunt
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A 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage leads to up to a four per cent drop in teen employment.

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Juillet 27, 2017 8:50AM

The evidence mounts—minimum wage hikes reduce job opportunities for vulnerable workers
Charles Lammam, Hugh MacIntyre, David Hunt
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Twenty Canadian studies find that minimum wage hikes reduce employment opportunities for young workers.

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minimum wage, minimum wage hikes, rachel notley, kathleen wynne, john horgan, labour, employment, youth unemployment, immigrants