For years in opposition the Sask Party demanded a solution to property tax saying enough study had occurred and that it was time to act. Once elected however, their tune changed - suddenly there was more study needed and the Premier appointed Rosetown-Elrose MLA Jim Reiter to further study the issue. 

In their first budget they provided municipalities with such a small increase in funding that many were being forced to contemplate 8, 9 even 10 per cent increases in property tax. 

After pressure from municipalities and the NDP, the government finally gave in and shared the some of their billion dollar surplus with municipalities.  Tax hikes were minimized but most municipalities were still forced to raise rates.

With billions of extra dollars just sitting in the bank, why is it that the NDP and Saskatchewan municipalities have to beg the government to do the right thing?  Isn’t it their job to make sure life stays affordable for Saskatchewan people? 

Health regions have announced that prenatal classes, breastfeeding support, and immunizations of school children will be suspended to give H1N1 vaccinations instead.

"Under our old definition, we would be in a technical deficit."

- Minister of Finance, Rod Gantefoer

Seniors have been hit hardest...
December 7, 2009
"The people who have been hit hardest by the recession are seniors. The largest growth of new people coming into food banks pretty much across the country are senior citizens. And you've just got to say to yourself, `That's wrong.'...The seniors in this country are being left behind . And, we have an aging populations. So we have a demographic train coming at us and we don't have the tools in place." -NDP Leader Jack Layton, The StarPhoenix