Labour critic Chris Collins tells CHSJ News having the minimum wage at 10 dollars an hour would bring the province up to the same standards as the rest of Atlantic Canada.
Collins says raising the minimum wage by 50 cents would not affect the province's employment rate and would actually benefit the economy by increasing the amount of disposable income.
Collins says the people who were counting on this increase are the ones who need it the most, and rather than listening to them the government is listening to businesses.
