Hilary Statton: Paying a living wage makes business sense

The provincial government’s recent announcement that it will gradually raise British Columbia’s minimum wage to $15.20 by 2021 was, understandably, met with mixed feelings. The B.C. Federation of Labour (BC Fed) wants a shorter time span, while some businesses believe the hikes will undermine profitability and threaten jobs.
What’s not in dispute is the need for workers in B.C. to earn wages they can live on, and for Metro Vancouver that’s currently a minimum of $20.62 an