Wynne says supports will ease transition but won’t back way from $15 minimum wage
WALTON, Ont. — Ontario farmers and small businesses will receive support from the government as the province moves ahead with its plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday.
But the premier offered no further details about what that support would look like or when it would be announced.
Wynne made the comments at an outdoor agricultural expo in Walton, Ont., where many in the farming community are concerned about the planned minimum wage increase.
“Particularly at an event like this, at the International Plowing Match, we know how abundant this province is and when we’ve got people working full-time who have to go to the food bank, that’s not good enough,” Wynne said.