Ionuk_Tomb
Member 13311
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Sep 2006
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Nov 4, 2006, 06:29 AM
Local time: Nov 4, 2006, 05:29 AM
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It's a private members bill, Vivi. Meaning it has about a 15% chance of being passed. Not only will corporations and small business be against it, but also municipal governments, who, subsidize their summer student workforces with grants from the federal government through HRDC, which I believe right now, is $2.00?, of the total hourly wage. The Feds will not increase the percentage basis for Ontario just because it thinks it's labour force is special and needs help. In the end, the municipalities would end up having to foot the bill, and raise taxes to pay for it. If the NDP want to make a statement, going with Howie Hampton's plan and raise the MW to $8.00 would see a greater benefit in the long-term. Raising it to $10 is just going to create a massive ripple effect throughout the entire governmental/bureaucratic system, and will not pull Ontario out of it's "have-not" provincial status.
As with the proposed Ontario organ-donor refusal card, it's a fleeting concept. I love the NDP, but their thought process is somewhat similar to deciding who's going to cater the marriage reception, before they even ask the girl on a first date.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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