Thank you, Madam Speaker. No, the wage top-up was primarily driven by the federal government and we are not considering that. We are trying to get people out of poverty through employment programs, through education. And I will say that we do actually have a number of labour programs, some of which provide wage top-ups. So we are doing a bit of what the Member is talking about but we are not looking at rolling out the large scale program similar to the ones the federal government funded in the last couple years. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Question 1278-19(2): New Minimum Wage Approach
In the Legislative Assembly on November 1st, 2022. See this statement in context.
Question 1278-19(2): New Minimum Wage Approach
Oral Questions
November 1st, 2022
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