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Newspaper
Rivers Banner
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 19, 2017
Page
4
The Manitoba government plans a 15 cent per hour minimum wage increase on October 1 2017 with further inflation adjusted rises. Critics warn arbitrary hikes hurt employers and jobs while some see benefits from targeted wage gains.
The piece weighs raising tax deduction thresholds to aid low income Manitobans and revisits a universal minimum income. It questions whether to apply to individuals or families, child credits, regional differences, daycare subsidies, and stay at home costs, urging careful planning before policy adoption.
A CFIB survey shows 79 percent view digital technologies as very important and 52 percent use social media. online stores and websites are common, with younger and newer firms more active. But time and cost constraints plus slower rural internet hinder broader adoption.
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