SOUTH DUNDAS – South Dundas councillor Marc St. Pierre wants the Municipality of South Dundas to take a leading role in opposing the province’s proposed changes to minimum wage.
May 1, 2017, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the Ontario Government’s plan to increase minimum wage to $14 per hour on January 1, 2018, and $15 per hour on January 1, 2019, followed by annual increases at the rate of inflation.
As South Dundas council representative to the South Dundas Chamber of Commerce, St. Pierre heard from that group it’s opposition to the increase, and suggested South Dundas try to do something about it.
He tabled a resolution at the July 18th South Dundas council meeting calling on the province of Ontario to withdraw the proposed increases to minimum wage.
The resolution states that the proposed changes should be withdrawn until such a time as the province has done its due diligence by providing the residents and business owners of Ontario with a comprehensive economic impact analysis including mitigation measures in order to help businesses transition into the regulatory changes.
After reading the resolution, South Dundas mayor Evonne Delegarde said, “This is a straight-forward thing. We’ve been hearing a lot of it.”
Council unanimously supported the resolution that will be sent to Premier Wynne and the heads of the provincial government’s ministries.
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