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A $14 minimum wage could put Ontario on the right side of history
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Minimum Wage Panel Moves Toward Goal Line, Passes Ball to Premier
TORONTO – Today’s recommendation by the province’s Minimum Wage Advisory Panel to tie the province’s minimum wage to cost of living increases is both welcome news and…
The problem with Hudak’s million jobs promise
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Are Higher Minimum Wages Un-Canadian?
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CEO Pay: Out of Whack with Ontario’s Minimum Wage
Last week, the CCPA revealed that the top 100 CEOs in Canada earn, on average, $7.96 million a year – or 171 times more than…
Minimum wage: What’s good for the goose is good for the gander
Ontario’s minimum wage has been frozen since 2010. It’s the second longest period minimum wage workers have gone without a raise since 1969. Oftentimes discussions…
Raising Ontario’s Minimum Wage: The Workers Case
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Raising Ontario’s Minimum Wage: The Business Case
Increasing Ontario’s minimum wage is not only the right thing to do—it’s good for business too. Read our latest fact sheet to find out how. Attachments…
Keeping green energy local and public
The Ontario Green Energy Act was a creative effort to reduce the impacts of climate change and revitalize a faltering provincial economy. Though the Ontario…
How To Raise Ontario’s Minimum Wage: An Explainer
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Saying no to the conjurers’ trick of tax cuts
Alex Himelfarb has had an impressive career in public service. A former professor, author and diplomat, he is probably best known for his service as…
Ontario can overcome “regrettable” WTO ruling on Green Energy Act: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—The recent World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that the Ontario Green Energy Act’s local content requirements conflict with…
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