“There’s significant cost implications to raising the base rate, because when you raise the base rate of any wage in the City of Winnipeg, all the other wage classifications will want and will seek a bump accordingly,” said Gillingham.
“People can’t afford basic necessities like food, shelter, and childcare”
“Yeah, but if we allow some people to afford basic necessities, then everyone will want to be able to!”
“People can’t afford basic necessities like food, shelter, and childcare”
“Yeah, but if we allow some people to afford basic necessities, then everyone will want to be able to!”