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TORONTO — It’s time to put an end to wage inequality between women and men, Ontario’s premier said Tuesday, as she announced legislation that aimed to increase pay transparency in the province.

Kathleen Wynne, whose Liberals have been championing themes of fairness ahead of a spring election, said action was needed on the issue.

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“We’ve got to pay attention to the reality of women’s lives,” she said while detailing legislation that was to be introduced Tuesday afternoon. “They still are not paid the same as men are paid. They still, at a very young age, have their horizons limited. We have got to stop doing that to them.”

The wage gap between women and men in Ontario, Wynne said, ranges anywhere between 12 per cent to 29 per cent depending on the workplace.

If passed, the government’s bill would require all publicly advertised job postings to include a salary rate or range, bar employers from asking about past compensation, and prohibit reprisal against employees who do discuss or disclose compensation.