Fact-checking

The Calgary Journal fact-checks information that is in the public interest. We scrutinize topics important to Albertans that are at the top of the public’s mind. We sort through misinformation, disinformation, noise, and spin to give our audience facts. We pay close attention to current events in Alberta, including curious and suspicious claims circulating in the media, online, and on social media.

CALGARY JOURNAL’S FACT-CHECKING PROCESS and METHODOLOGY

Fact-checking claims that raising the minimum wage leads to job losses

Following Saskatchewan’s minimum wage increase last year, Alberta’s entry-level pay is now the lowest in the nation. Rachel Notley’s NDP government last raised the hourly minimum in 2018. Since then, it has remained frozen at $15 per hour for adults and $13 per hour for those under 18. The United Conservative Party government says it…

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