Saskatchewan has the worst waits in Canada for key procedures
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love grilled the Moe government on their decision to award major donor Clearpoint/Surgical Centres Inc. with a sole-source contract for mammograms. The latest data coming out of the province’s Surgical Initiative shows that the combined waitlist for knee and hip replacements has worsened since these procedures were outsourced to Clearpoint/Surgical Centres Inc.
Mother, Opposition call for investigation after daughter dies in hospital without doctor
Policy change needed after bruised body tangled in tubes presented to family
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Regina University MLA Aleana Young stood with Gwen Gilbert and called for an investigation into the death of Gwen’s daughter, Andrea Parmar. Andrea tragically lost her life after the Yorkton Regional Health Centre was operating without a doctor in the ICU.
Moe gov’t again closes hospital to pregnant mothers during holiday season
FOI reveals 2023 worst year for obstetric services closures
SASKATOON - Today, Official Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat responded to mother-child services again closing in Meadow Lake over the holiday season. Mowat also released new SHA data indicating that 2023 was the worst year in the last half decade for obstetrical care closures.
LOVE: ANY JOB ACTION FALLS SOLELY AT THE FEET OF THIS SASK. PARTY GOVERNMENT
SASKATOON - Today, Official Opposition Education Critic Matt Love responded to the Sask. Party government’s failure to secure a fair deal for Saskatchewan teachers, resulting in an impasse with the potential for future job action.
Sask. Party MLAs’ Vote Delays Sunrise Motel Report until after Provincial Election
Moe government holding up expedited Provincial Auditor Investigation
REGINA - Today, Sask. Party MLAs voted against a special investigation by the Provincial Auditor into the Ministry of Social Services’ use of hotels, meaning that there won’t be any report released until after the next provincial election.
Scott Moe’s Sask. Party government closed services at 53 hospitals
Moe gov’t withholds complete hospital data for 11 months until Privacy Commissioner stepped in
*Data on 50 of the 53 hospitals can be accessed here. Note that the Moe government returned a list of 53 hospitals in response to the first FOI (see attached) but failed to provide data on all 53 in the second FOI.
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love responded to new SHA data. The data reveals that the Moe government has closed services at a minimum of 53 hospitals since 2019. Ethics and Democracy Critic Meara Conway also blasted the Moe government for withholding this information for nearly a year until the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner got involved.