Raising a deplorably low minimum wage by 20 cents and then promising to raise it in the future only by an amount equal to inflation must be a great comfort to businesses.

It is no comfort to those living on this wage and certainly doesn’t meet our human-rights obligations to ensure all of us can live lives free of poverty.

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If our B.C. government refuses to require employers to pay a fair wage, then it must step up and provide a guaranteed minimum income for all British Columbians by another means.

Robin Fast

Victoria