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Local governments raise minimum wages by double digits

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Local governments are hiking up minimum wages like it’s going out of fashion. Some context: Provinces set their own minimum wage based on local living costs and inflation.

Minimum wages grew by an average 13% per year between 2010-2015, yet growth dropped to a paltry 4.2% in the following five year...