MINI-EP: Alberta's Minimum Wage Freeze

Alberta's minimum wage is now "frozen," which means it will slowly be eroded by inflation. How many minimum- or low-wage workers are there in Alberta, and what do they look like? Joel French, Executive Director of Public Interest Alberta, joins Team Advantage to examine the consequences of the wage freeze, consider who's affected, discuss the realities of low-wage housing, and think on what to do about that pesky 1%. Twitter: @JoelFrench and @PIAlberta Read PIA's report here: https://www.pialberta.org/lowwage2019 Read the CCPA's report here: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/unaccommodating Read about the 1% doing great here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-s-top-1-per-cent-saw-fastest-income-acceleration-overall-decrease-in-taxes-1.4609196