Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition signed by several residents of Hochelaga and the surrounding ridings.
It states that Canadian families are working harder than ever but still struggle to make ends meet, that a decent minimum wage would help combat growing income inequality, and that the previous Liberal government abolished the minimum wage for workers at federally regulated businesses.
This petition is therefore calling on the government to restore the federal minimum wage and gradually raise it to $15 an hour.