Where and when has that happened?Yeah, we fully expect the cost of produce to go up. Seems worthwhile if you're going to stop working Mexicans like slaves.
Of course, you probably lose them as voters if they're working real jobs, for real money, and paying taxes. I don't imagine they like seeing their peers working 12 hour days, in 105-degree heat, for $20.
What part of @Slobodan's post are you questioning? The expectation that costs will rise? Or the working conditions?Where and when has that happened?
I wonder what Canada pays their farm workers vs what we pay down here? (@Slobodan beat me to it but I figured I'd ask you since you know so much about how the harvest works in both areas.)The US tomato market is so bad that while fields of ripe tomatoes are being plowed under in Florida because the growers can't find farmworkers to harvest them, my son bought near here a package of cherry tomatoes on the vine that were grown in Canada. Canada has a famously short growing season -- the best agricultural climate is north of Lake Erie, so it's like Michigan's climate at best. The Canadians grow them in greenhouses year-round under closely-controlled temperature, watering schedule/humidity, and hours of "sun"-light. The crop, once harvested, is kept at a stable temperature throughout the storage and delivery cycles, thus preserving its ripeness and extending shelf life.
US tomatoes, where they can be harvested, have the advantage of a short delivery time, effectively eliminating the need for controlled storage. The current problem is finding the farmworkers.
What is even worse for American growers is that Mexican growers use much the same growing systems as the Canadian growers do -- but for different reasons. The Mexican climate favors plants that can thrive in hot and dry climate in some parts of the country, and hot and wet climate in other parts. Greenhouse tomatoes don't care what the climate is outdoors.
And yet people here want $30 to work at McDonald's and they can't even pour me a drink without overfilling it and soda coming out the top of the lid when I put my straw in.Here's a breakdown of some key minimum wage rates across Canada:
- Federal: $17.75 per hour, effective April 1, 2025.
- Alberta: $15.00 per hour.
- British Columbia: $17.85 per hour.
- Manitoba: $15.80 per hour, with an increase to $16.00 on October 1, 2025.
- Ontario: $17.20 per hour, with an increase to $17.60 on October 1, 2025.
- Québec: $16.10 per hour (or $12.20 for tipped employees).
- New Brunswick: $15.65 per hour.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $15.60 per hour, with an increase to $16.00 on April 1, 2025.
- Northwest Territories: $16.05 per hour, with an increase to $16.70 on September 1, 2025.
- Nova Scotia: $15.70 per hour.
- Nunavut: $19.00 per hour.
- Prince Edward Island: $16.00 per hour.
- Saskatchewan: $14.00 per hour.
- Yukon: $17.59 per hour.
What part am I questioning? There are so many weaknesses -- to wit:What part of @Slobodan's post are you questioning? The expectation that costs will rise? Or the working conditions?
The scary part is you aren't asking a rhetorical question..it's something you probably actually believe.
What part of @Slobodan's post are you questioning? The expectation that costs will rise? Or the working conditions?
The scary part is you aren't asking a rhetorical question..it's something you probably actually believe.
Quite the judgmental elitist aren’t you.And yet people here want $30 to work at McDonald's and they can't even pour me a drink without overfilling it and soda coming out the top of the lid when I put my straw in.
I was trying to figure out how to say that.Quite the judgmental elitist aren’t you.
What does the left du du? They & Them sue T and the DOJ to stop the arrests.