“There’s significant cost implications to raising the base rate, because when you raise the base rate of any wage in the City of Winnipeg, all the other wage classifications will want and will seek a bump accordingly,” said Gillingham.

“People can’t afford basic necessities like food, shelter, and childcare”

“Yeah, but if we allow some people to afford basic necessities, then everyone will want to be able to!”

I’ve always thought that public servants, at all levels should have a salary reflective of their constituents. When a Mayor who doesn’t pay for parking and gets a huge personal spending account with a multi-6 figure salary, they’ll never be on the same as the rest of us.

Rich person states, “I got mine, fuck you.”

Then what’s the fucking point?

I bet he wouldn’t complain if someone suggested lowering it.