B.C.'s minimum wage jumps $1.30 on Friday, sparking new debate about consequences

Vancouver-based coffee chain JJ Bean is ahead of the curve on raising B.C.’s minimum wage. It bumped the company’s starting rate to $14 an hour in January, and hasn’t felt any negative effects, according to CEO John Neate.
“I think we did the right thing,” said Neate, five months and four days ahead of B.C.’s first legal step in increasing in minimum wage, a $1.30-raise to $12.65 an hour, on the way to $15.20 by 2021.
As the June 1 date nears, there is new deb