Its never a good thing to raise the minimum wage. The province, as a whole, just got hit with a madatory buck ten and hour inflation hike. May not seem like alot, but every business that people shop at will raise their prices soon to cover the cost of the raise. This ranges from gas stations, grocery stores, clothing retailers, and pretty much any retail store. But I guess it was inevitable that the minimum would be raised eventually so $1.10 isn't that bad.
I'm reminded of the 'Kids in the Hall' skit, where the convenience store night shift guy was looking for a raise. And after the raise is rejected a suit says, "Yeah, and $4.75 and hour will really get you that Porsche".
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