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Coalition, Election or Prorogation!
Canadians can you spare $1.95: Stephen Harper's minority government of 2 months looks on the verge of collapse.
Michaëlle's Choice: Coalition, New Election or Prorogation? $16.60 an Hour: The barest Minimum Wage for the GTA: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) recently released a study A Living Wage for Toronto that argues a working wage for a 2 parent-2 children family is $16.60 per hour to provide for the basic needs and allow the family members to to meet a basic standard of living that allows for good health, education and entertainment opportunities and full participation in modern life 15% Food Bank Users are the Working Poor: The working poor don't earn enough to survive! Food Bank Canada's 2008 Hunger Count notes that reports almost 15 per cent of the 704,000 people using food banks in Canada are working individuals and families, the highest level ever. The NDP were quick to respond with quotes from: Megan Leslie; Olivia Chow and Poverty Critic Tony Martin. |
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