Halifax journalist/blogger Tim Bousquet has re-opened up a particularly interesting debate during this municipal election by asking candidates for council their opinion on a living wage ordinance. On his Halifax Examiner site, Tim is dedicating a page to a couple of questions, one of which is, "Will you support a living wage ordinance?"* Tim provides some background where …
The $15 Minimum Wage. Good politics, bad policy
The latest salvo in the Nova Scotia NDP's battle back from electoral oblivion has been fired. Newly minted leader Gary Burrill is launching the Nova Scotia franchise of the "fight for 15" minimum wage war. Good politics perhaps but this is bad economic policy. This massive minimum wage hike is modelled on the Alberta government's last …
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More than 140 Characters on the United Way, the Living Wage and Minimum Wage
CFIB is simply pointing out, with the utmost respect, that if the United Way of Halifax is going to use its name to advance this campaign, it should understand their are a great many small business owners, contributors to the United Way, who may vigorously disagree with their position and they may choose not to want their contribution used to advance this policy.
