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View Julie Dzerowicz Profile
Lib. (ON)
That's great.
Mr. Cameron, it's interesting, because I was going to say exactly that. I think it's beyond just that people were happy that the federal minimum wage has gone to $15; there's also the example that it's going to set for the provinces, and I think that was just as important for my residents as well.
The other thing is that there's a lot of changeover happening in my riding, where 43% of the population were born in another country. As they're getting older, they're moving out, moving back with their families. We have a lot of young families who have moved in. As part of our budget, we have introduced a national child care program. We call it the early learning and child care plan. Can you talk about how a program like this serves to help low-income Canadians like single mothers, new Canadians and young families?
View Lindsay Mathyssen Profile
NDP (ON)
If I can squeeze this in, in terms of that push for gender equality within care work, it is seen entirely in a gendered way. It is underpaid. It is undervalued. In addition to things like pay equity, a federal minimum wage and a livable wage that we can provide those standards for, what are the things the federal government can do to take apart that inequality?
Hélène Cornellier
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Hélène Cornellier
2021-02-18 12:54
I believe you're alluding to the guaranteed minimum income. On that issue, Afeas…
Hélène Cornellier
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Hélène Cornellier
2021-02-18 12:54
So that's not what you were talking about.
View Lindsay Mathyssen Profile
NDP (ON)
I was talking about potentially the minimum federal wage, a minimum wage and raising that, but a guaranteed livable income could be part of that conversation as well.
Hélène Cornellier
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Hélène Cornellier
2021-02-18 12:54
I don't want to commit myself on the guaranteed minimum income issue. We don't have a position on that.
View Louise Chabot Profile
BQ (QC)
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Madam Minister, we are pleased to have you here. I hope you are doing well.
I wanted to ask you some questions related to pay equity, but I will come back to that.
My first question is this. Your first mandate letter, after the election, called for a minimum wage of $15 per hour for people working in the federally regulated sector. The crisis revealed that the guardian angels or essential workers we heard so much about were, for the most part, the lowest-paid workers. The mandate you had makes so much sense.
In the main estimates, money was to be allocated to implement this amendment to the Labour Code.
Where are you in the process of increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour?
View Filomena Tassi Profile
Lib. (ON)
Thank you for the question, Ms. Chabot.
It's very nice to see you. Thank you for the important question.
As you can appreciate, my focus, of course, has been on occupational health and safety, ensuring that workers are kept safe. Of course, the pandemic has presented a lot of challenges, but there are other commitments in my mandate letter. I think COVID-19 has absolutely demonstrated the importance of our moving forward with the $15 federal minimum wage.
This was a commitment we made during the campaign, again then reaffirmed in my mandate letter, and we want to make sure that we get this right. I agree with you absolutely that we have a lot of workers who are packing our groceries, stocking shelves and keeping us safe during this time, and although the federal minimum wage would apply to federally regulated workers, this is an opportunity to show leadership. I am committed to maintaining this as a priority as we move forward.
View Louise Chabot Profile
BQ (QC)
Has money been earmarked in the estimates to raise the minimum wage to $15? Has money been budgeted for that mandate?
Gary Robertson
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Gary Robertson
2020-11-24 19:59
As the minister said, the system has a plan to implement this initiative in the near future.
View Matthew Green Profile
NDP (ON)
Ms. Picco, do you believe that non-profit and charitable sector staff deserve a minimum wage?
View Peter Julian Profile
NDP (BC)
Both you and Mr. Aylward have pointed to the overriding of minimum wage laws. What are the consequences for overriding provincial minimum wage laws that have been set up to protect workers of any age—whether they're students or not—right across the country? What kind of liability and what kinds of legal consequences could be engendered from overriding those minimum standards?
Joshua Mandryk
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Joshua Mandryk
2020-07-21 12:55
First of all, it's interesting, in that the federal government here is initiating this program, but these are workers who are under provincial employment standards. Presumably it's the provincial employment standards that would apply. The federal government can't do away with those. These positions have to comply with provincial employment standards. If these folks are found to be employees, these workers would be entitled to minimum wage, overtime, etc. There could also be administrative penalties that could be put in place against those involved. Those vary somewhat province to province. Certainly there are real potential liability issues under provincial employment standards legislation.
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