Today's letters: Wages and winter

A way to deal with minimum wage
Re: Minimum-wage hike will be a test for Ontario’s big parties, Dec. 29.
I recently moved to Ottawa from Australia. Its minimum wage has been about $15 for several years. I have a tip for Ottawa’s premium coffee places and how to deal with paying staff more: Start providing real service. 
I have been to numerous cafés for meetings in the city. We get in line to buy a coffee, then get in line for the coffee to be prepared, then sit and talk