I don't have control over anything called an "effective minimum wage." In the Employment Standards Act, there is a minimum wage which is the minimum amount that an employer can legally pay. Right now, that's $13.46, and there are options in front of me to either keep it static or potentially increase it, but I am not rolling anything back. I can promise that it won't go down to $13 or $12 an hour. It won't go back to $6.50, which is what I was making when I was in high school. I can guarantee the Member that.
R.J. Simpson on Question 527-19(2): Minimum Wage and Top-Up Program
In the Legislative Assembly on February 9th, 2021. See this statement in context.
Question 527-19(2): Minimum Wage and Top-Up Program
Oral Questions
February 9th, 2021
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