Session priorities have been identified based on leader and caucus tours
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck announced that job creation, healthcare and the cost of living will be the Saskatchewan NDP’s top priorities in the upcoming spring session.
“No matter what community I visit, people say Scott Moe just isn't focused on the issues that matter most to them, like healthcare, the outrageous cost of food and fuel, and good-paying jobs,” said Beck. “That’s what we’ll be prosecuting over the next ten weeks all the way through to the 2024 election.”
“This is a government that has been in power for sixteen years. It’s time that they own that record instead of pointing fingers to a government that was around when I was in high school. We’re going to bring back local voices to the decision-making table.”
Since Scott Moe took office, Saskatchewan has ranked dead last in Canada in total job creation. New Statistics Canada figures released last week show that Saskatchewan is second last in average weekly earnings growth since Scott Moe became premier.
Beck said that when she’s not in the Legislature over the next few months, she’ll be focused on listening to the concerns of Saskatchewan workers and job creators to deliver more good-paying jobs and ensure Saskatchewan communities are prosperous in the decades to come.
“With Scott Moe at the wheel, our province is dead last in job growth and second last in wage growth,” said Jobs and Economy Critic Aleana Young. “Saskatchewan needs more jobs and bigger paycheques, two key things Scott Moe is failing to deliver.”
Premier Scott Moe’s five-year record:
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Poor working conditions, favouritism, $300K travel nurse pay at issue
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition released a letter signed by 49 emergency room nurses in Saskatoon. The letter slams the Sask. Party government for failing to support Saskatchewan nurses and curb the province’s reliance on expensive out-of-province travel nurses.
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright hosted a Day of Action with Indigenous leaders from Nekaneet First Nation, Yellow Quill First Nation, Waterhen Lake First Nation, Onion Lake Cree Nation, Carry The Kettle First Nation, Key First Nation and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council. Together, they continue to draw attention to the Sask. Party government’s disregard for the Duty to Consult process.
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Records show former Sask. Party Finance Minister lobbied for Calgary surgery scheme on behalf of a major Sask. Party donor
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition grilled the Premier and his Minister of Health after the Minister misled the public, claiming that he had not been lobbied by a former Sask. Party MLA when Saskatchewan's official lobbyist logs show the exact opposite.