Ontario’s NDP leader says Premier Doug Ford has waited too long to implement a $15 an hour minimum wage.
Andrea Horwath says it was supposed to be increased to that level three years ago.
But now, it doesn’t meet the cost of living.
“The cost of everything is going up. Auto insurance is up, hydro is up, gas is up, milk is going up 8%, butter is going up 12%. Everything is going up but people’s wages,” says Horwath.
Horwath says $15 an hour won’t make up for those losses and hardships.
Horwath says the minimum wage needs to be $17 an hour to keep pace.
She notes workers have been robbed $5,300 since the Premier cancelled the planned increase.
At the time, the Premier called a $15 an hour minimum wage a job killer.
Ontario needs a government that stands with working folks before and after an election.
$15/hr just won’t cut it.
People deserve a wage that returns the $5300 Doug Ford stole and allows them to build a decent life — not a cynical, last minute election ploy. #onpoli pic.twitter.com/txrPADOekr
— Andrea Horwath (@AndreaHorwath) November 3, 2021
