Balarama Holness slams Quebec’s pathetic minimum wage increase

Mouvement Québec leader Balarama Holness has criticized the May 1 minimum wage increase in Quebec, comparing the recent $269,232 bonus awarded to the CEO of Hydro-Québec with the 75 cent hourly increase to those earning the province’s lowest full-time salary.

Minimum wage in Quebec rose to $14.25 on May 1, and $11.40 for tipped employees, an increase of 5.5%. This is less than the province’s current inflation rate of 6.7%.

“A snapshot of the income gap in Quebec. The CEO of Hydro-Québec, a provincially owned monopoly, received a ‘performance’ bonus of $269,232 plus a base salary of $598,560. The minimum wage increased from $13.50 to $14.25 per hour.”

—Balarama Holness

A snapshot of the income gap in Quebec. The CEO of Hydro Quebec a provincially owned monopoly received a ‘performance’ bonus of $269,232 plus a base salary of $598,560. The minimum wage increased from $13.50 to $14.25 per hour. https://t.co/ve0KDyv695https://t.co/wfnfBbyX8Y

— Balarama Holness (@BalaramaHolness) May 4, 2022

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