Steven Del Duca Launches Ontario Liberal ‘Plan for Economic Dignity’
“Small business owners have always been Ontario’s greatest economic strength. An Ontario Liberal government will have their back and end Doug Ford’s Big-Box bias. A Liberal government will eliminate corporate taxes for two years on small businesses hit hard by the pandemic and remove the punitive business start-up fees and make Ontario the easiest place to be an entrepreneur,” said Del Duca.
Our plan for workers:
- Replace the minimum wage with a regional living wage starting at $16;
- Provide all Ontario workers with portable drug, dental, and mental health services;
- Build to a four day work week;
- Ban underpaid gig and contract work;
- Ensure all Ontario businesses offer equal pay for equal work;
- Match up to $1,000 in annual retirement savings for low-income earners, including portable savings plans for gig-workers; and
- Provide 10 paid sick days for all Ontario workers.
Our plan for small business owners:
- Remove corporate taxes for…