Simon Enoch

Considering the impacts and the massive pushback this industry is seeing, one might wonder why any government would want this technology in their backyard.

Simon Enoch from the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives told me there's a pretty simple explanation, actually.

Money.

I think what you have now amongst particularly municipal governments and even provincial governments is this fear of missing out, this fear unless they sort of green light these data center investments right now, they'll go somewhere else.

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Ashley, Rahul Mehta, Counselor Reed, Paris Marks, Simon Enoch, Kristen, and Dory.

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So what goes into calculating a living wage? What drives that number? And at $15.70 an hour, is Saskatchewan's minimum wage still too low? Dr.

Simon Enoch is a senior researcher for Saskatchewan issues and policies at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and we welcome Dr. Enoch to the show.

Simon, thank you so much for taking some time.

Thank you so much for having me today.

Ironically, one of the reasons for the higher living wage this year was the end of the carbon tax rebate, which for low-income families could be substantial, about $1,500 a year, which they no longer receive.

So any ways that governments can get more money into families' pockets, Tax cuts are a way to do that, but I think a much more effective way is via sort of transfer programs.

Dr. Simon Enoch is my guest at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

What I've also heard, and we've done this discussion on the program a number of times, I will hear from business owners that say in many, I mean, I guess it depends on the job that you're hiring them for, but in many cases you can't get an employee for minimum wage, right? Many jobs right now are saying, if I'm trying to get an entry-level worker, I can't post now in today's wage increase $15.70 an hour and get someone.

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[Instrumental music] If you haven't listened yet, today on The Big Story, does Canada need private airports? Host Karen Ceolin speaks to Simon Enoch, a senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, to discuss why privatization hasn't been proven to be successful according to efforts from other countries.

She's then joined by Mark McQueen, a former advisor within former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's office, to discuss why Canadians shouldn't write the plans off too soon.

Can we talk a little bit about the experience of other countries? Because what the Prime Minister is proposing here is what you would experience when you fly into an airport in, in Europe or Asia or Australia.