In driving from Calgary to Vancouver there is no way to avoid the big difference in gas prices between the two provinces.

No accountability, no responsibility and no consequences is not a recipe for sound decision making but that’s how it’s done.

You can’t assess the impact of a minimum wage increase without including all the other costs that government is adding – property tax increases, employer expanded CPP contributions, higher holiday and employment insurance payments.

Only 13% of minimum wage earners live under the poverty line, which means that for $100 in extra income less than $13 goes to people living in poverty.  There are far better ways to help.