"There is no credible evidence that this clear trend in labour policy is hurting job creation."

Interesting that the authors have conveniently not mentioned the 3 year study that just came out of Seattle, and was reported in the Canadian press this week. It clearly showed that a $15.00 minimum wage leads to job losses and further poverty as people are let go or have their hours cut.

  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/business/economy/seattle-minimum- 
  wage.html?mcubz=1

To quote from the study:
"a group of researchers at the University of Washington released on Monday, suggests that the minimum wage has had a far more negative effect on employment than even skeptics of minimum-wage increases typically find." 

Wonder why not, more slanted studies