"We've got a really good process ... that actually depoliticizes the increases to the minimum wage," Wynne said on Jan. 19. It is very important to me that we have a predictable and sustainable way of seeing increases to the minimum wage." So, why did the Ontario Liberals shift gears so quickly on the minimum wage? New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath, who committed in April 2016 to a $15 minimum wage, launched a blistering attack Tuesday on Wynne. For us, labour law reform and a $15 minimum wage is not an election ploy.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 09:00 UTC