Patrick Brown says a proposed minimum wage hike is too much too soon.
Ontario’s Conservative Party leader says raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019 could have adverse effects on small businesses.
Brown says the government should have done a study before pushing forward Bill 148.
Brown was referencing a study done by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in which the Haliburton Highlands Chamber was involved in.
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Another concern Brown has with the bill is employers needing to give workers 48 hours’ notice if they are needed.
Brown adds he would love to see a minimum wage of $15 an hour one day but feels a 32 per cent jump in other 18 months will be too much for many businesses to absorb.