Complaints are often heard from from LibCons when people-friendly
governments impose workplace improvements. They prefer the opposite.
This year in Alberta, Jason Kenney cut the minimum wage for young
workers by $2.00 an hour, saying it was still a very generous wage
because it was a lot more than nothing.
governments impose workplace improvements. They prefer the opposite.
This year in Alberta, Jason Kenney cut the minimum wage for young
workers by $2.00 an hour, saying it was still a very generous wage
because it was a lot more than nothing.
If business groups and right-wing politicians were correct, BC NDP
increasing the minimum wage 28% in two years ought to be causing the
province’s economy to collapse. So, how comes this?
- Provincial GDP grew more in BC than the national average,
- BC had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada throughout 2018,
- BC wage growth (nominal) at 5.9%, (h/t UBC Prof. Kevin Milligan),
- Provincial government direct operating debt eliminated,
- Taxpayer–supported debt to GDP is the lowest in a decade,
- All four major rating agencies affirmed BC’s high credit ratings.