Ontario Liberals promise $16 minimum wage if party wins June provincial election

Party leader Steven Del Duca says after raising the minimum wage, the Liberals would work to create a regionally adjusted living wage

Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca is promising to boost the minimum wage to $16 an hour if his party wins the June election.

He says after raising the minimum wage from $15 an hour, the Liberals would work to create a regionally adjusted living wage. The Liberals are also promising 10 paid sick days and Del Duca says a Liberal government would reimburse businesses for costs of up to $200 per day for that program.

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