Saskatchewan NDP Caucus

BECK: The only thing growing under Scott Moe are power bills, taxes and food bank usage

Regina Food Bank usage has spiked 42% this past year, 40% of Regina clients are now children

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Affordability Critic Trent Wotherspoon responded to newly released Regina Food Bank numbers that show a dramatic 42% spike in usage this past year. The new numbers reveal that 2 in 5 of the Regina Food Bank’s customers are children and that their services are seeing ‘unprecedented growth’.

Leaked SHA memo highlights Sask. Party recruitment failures leading to bed closure at Regina General Hospital

The Sask. Party says one thing, SHA memo says another

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Health Critic Vicki Mowat released a leaked internal SHA memo. The memo shows that the Sask. Party’s recruitment strategies have failed to adequately staff the Regina General Hospital and avert a bed closure in its Medical Intensive Care Unit. The memo also states that there have been “a number of contracts cancelled at the last minute”, leading to no staffing replacement until the end of summer.