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Liberals nine-year minimum wage freeze boosts McDonald’s profits
June 29, 2010
BC sinks further behind as Newfoundland raises minimum wage to $10
British Columbia's minimum wage will fall further behind the rest of Canada when Newfoundland raises its minimum wage
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Federation calls for renewed focus on jobs
March 2, 2010
Published today in The Province:
Now that the Olympics are over our collective attention must refocus on BC's troubled economy.
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New Brunswick to increase minimum wage to $10, BC’s remains a national embarrassment
January 5, 2010
New Brunswick (NB) today announced a series of increases to their provincial minimum wage that will lead to a 21 percent increase by September of next yea
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Minimum Wage: third increase in three years in Quebec, frozen for eight years in BC
December 15, 2009
BC’s minimum wage will continue to fall behind other Canadian provinces following the Quebec government’s announcement today that they will increase their minimum wage to $9.50 an hour next May.
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Eighth Anniversary of BC Minimum Wage Freeze
October 31, 2009
November 1, 2009, marks eight years since BC last increased the statutory minimum wage for workers in the provinc
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PEI and Manitoba increase Minimum Wage, BC’s remains frozen
October 1, 2009
The made-in-BC embarrassment just got worse today as the smallest province in the country hiked their minimum wage to $8.40 an hour, the second increase within a year.
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Battleground ridings targeted on Campbell's minimum wage freeze
May 7, 2009
Voters in key ridings are being asked to consider the Campbell government's record on the minimum wage as they decide who to support in Tuesday's provincial election.
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Vancouver Council calls on Campbell government to increase minimum wage to $10
April 24, 2009
Vancouver City Council passed a motion yesterday afternoon calling for a $10 per hour minimum wage, indexing of the minimum wage to inflation and the elimination of the $6 per hour training wage.
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Gordon Campbell out of touch with Vancouver residents on minimum wage
April 23, 2009
A public opinion poll shows Metro Vancouver residents overwhelmingly support an increase to the provincial minimum wage.
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BC Liberal Platform ignores BC’s Job Crisis
April 15, 2009
Expanding Temporary Foreign Worker Program and freezing minimum wage hurts BC workers
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