Aviator

However you look at it, prices will go up. Just cannot understand why such a fuss over HST, which will benefit the province and save us all money, although the fear mongers saying we're going to be $200 a year worse off. Yet a 28% rise in minimum wage goes without a whisper and is going to yank prices way up. Anyone getting the rise is going to need it to pay for higher cost of living. Not to mention some employees may be only worth $8 an hour, so we may end up with a larger pool of unemployable people.

Many restaurants pay minimum and staff reply on tips as part of their pay. All in a fuss over the HST and how it was going to affect tipping, which it seems not to have done, not from me anyway. Perhaps if they get a 28% pay rise we don't need to tip at all!

scrubbedexpat091

Servers who serve liquor wont see 10.25/hr the minimum there will be 9.00/hr.

I bet most on here get raises more frequently then once a decade, and I'd venture many if they added up an annual raises over a decade probably come close to or exceed 28%.

Chookie

I have to agree with this. 6 months in, I remember having a blazing row with Mr Chookie and saying I hated this country. I am glad that he didn't take me seriously, because I don't hate it really, I actually like living here.

Funny - we live in Calgary, and my kids play outside without any scheduling or me driving them anywhere - I open the door and kick them out.... (first making sure they have hats, coats and gloves on in winter). There are huge amounts of kids that live in the couple of streets around us and they ALL play out together - in fact there are 9 OPK's (Other People's Kids) in my front garden along with my kids at this moment.


We didn't move here for the kids - we moved for the entire family... or if you want to know the real reason we moved here, I suggested it to Mr Chookie as a joke after consuming several pints of beer... and the bastard took me up on it!

I don't regret it though.