‘We’ve done a good job:’ COVID-19 vaccinations begin for Labrador’s Inuit Coffin also stressed her support for what she called a “living wage,” beginning with a $15 minimum wage.
She dismissed concerns from employers who say small businesses can’t afford a hike in the province’s $12.15-an-hour minimum wage, saying an increase would put more money in workers’ pockets, who she said would spend that money in the local economy.Both the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP have expressed dismay with the timing of Newfoundland and Labrador’s election, the fourth in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.