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Please note that the minimum wage in Ontario is now $14.00/hr ($11.00 US) and will soon go up to $15.00 ($11.70 US)
DougTElmira
Level 6
Apr 8, 2018
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I feel compelled to point out that health care in Canada is not free. We pay for it in our income taxes. That means that the rich pay more than the poor for the same service. If one's income is below a certain level and they pay no income taxes, then health care is free as any inalienable right should be. Our health care system as a percentage of our GDP is about 1.5% less than that of the US. It isn't perfect, but it works pretty well.
DougTElmira
Level 6
Apr 8, 2018
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Union busting dragged down a lot of non-union employees pay scale and hence lower wages and no healthcare.
PickledRick
Level 8
Apr 7, 2018
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Of course the thing is that the population of Canada is 1/10 of the United States and I think this makes a difference for some of the items listed, but perhaps not all that much.
The Federal Minimum Wage is a joke, even Walmart was forced to raise it to $11.00 this year.
The USA is getting seriously gypped by the health care industry in my opinion.USA health services are far more expensive than any other developed countries and they are ranked much lower.
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case about non Union members having to pay a fee instead of belonging to a Union. The conservative Court may dish out a hard blow to Unions which will make big business smile.
The poor pay for the rich in the USA, it has been ordained by Trump.
cava
Level 7
Apr 7, 2018
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