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Time to ban tipping and enact a living wage

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Episode  ·  12:46  ·  Feb 5, 2026

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The number of businesses inviting us to tip their workers is growing all the time. Tipping used to be restricted to full service restaurants, but now it’s spread to coffee chains and fast-food joints. A new analysis published by BC Policy Solutions proposes that it’s time to finally ban tipping in Canada and enact a living wage. We speak with Simon Pek, one of the authors of the piece.

12m 46s  ·  Feb 5, 2026

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