So if lower wages is the answer, why not set the minimum to 75 cents an hour? Or better yet, do away with a minimum wage altogether. Then Canada could really compete with Chinese manufacturing. That would boost businesses' bottom line and the economy would thrive. Think of all the jobs that would come flowing into the country. Anyway, it's only teenagers who would be working in those jobs, since all Canadian adults earn sufficient wages that more than keep up with inflation.