As of Wednesday, Alberta will officially have Canada’s lowest minimum wage.

Effective Oct. 1, Saskatchewan will surpass Alberta as its minimum wage rises to $15.35 per hour. Alberta remains at $15 per hour, which has been the rate since former premier Rachel Notley put it there in 2018.

The roller coaster of minimum wage policy over the past decade has seen Alberta soar to the highest wage in the country before sliding all the way down the rankings.

None of this provides us with an answer as to what the minimum wage should be. In calling on the province to increase the wage , NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi refused to provide a specific number, arguing that such a determination is the government’s responsibility.

For its part, the government appears frozen and unsure how, or even whether, to

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