Montreal rally calls on province to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour
MONTREAL — Even working 40 hours a week, Sara Vassigh says she sometimes has trouble paying her rent and bills at the end of the month.
With a salary just above minimum wage, she says home ownership, saving for retirement and starting a family are distant dreams.
“Not having a high income means I can’t have more in life, because I wouldn’t be able to support a family,” the 34-year old community service worker said.
Vassigh was one of several hundred Quebecers who marched in Montreal on Saturday to press for a $15 an hour minimum wage.