Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, I appreciate the Member’s questioning in this area. Since our last session that we had, she did raise this issue and I did commit to her that my department is going to look into the area and work on what needs to be done. Certainly, my department has been working diligently on this specific area, a wage increment. Certainly, we’ve been in the process of having consultation with small businesses, because we have heard from small communities and also from a couple Members that we should consult with the small businesses in the communities because they will be impacted. We’re hearing correspondence from those businesses, saying that if we do increase the minimum wage that we may not be able to hire students. So those are taken into consideration and we still have a lot of work ahead of us. But, certainly, we are making progress in that area. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Jackson Lafferty on Question 415-16(3): Increase To Minimum Wage
In the Legislative Assembly on June 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
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