An enduring shibboleth of a certain set of politicians and economists was the allegedly pernicious effect of minimum-wage increases on the public good. Whatever he may have thought about the swimming rule, Premier Doug Ford was once a stern opponent of hasty rises to the minimum wage. A new study released just last week updates that, concluding that raising the minimum wage in 2018 in Ontario did not lead to job losses. The debate about the merits of a minimum wage that keeps pace with the cost of living seems to be over in Ontario. About 750,000 Ontarians earn the minimum wage.

Source: thestar April 11, 2022 00:01 UTC