Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to say how important this program is to low wage workers. Eighteen dollars an hour is not a living wage here in Yellowknife, so then, it's likely not to be a living wage anywhere else in the Northwest Territories. What this federal program enables the Government of the Northwest Territories to offer is wages that are closer to the living wage threshold, and thus, families and workers have a chance to live above the poverty line. I know from the questions that my colleague asked yesterday that there has been some uptake in this program. More uptake could be accommodated and the amount of money that is available. I believe it's important to continue this program so that people who are working full-time get paid a living wage. Thank you very much.
Julie Green on Committee MOTION 26-19(2): Committee Report 3-19(2) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT - Education Supports, Carried
In the Legislative Assembly on June 11th, 2020. See this statement in context.
Committee MOTION 26-19(2): Committee Report 3-19(2) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Long-Term Recovery: Recommendations to the GNWT - Education Supports, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 11th, 2020
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