REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Status of Women Critic Jennifer Bowes responded to the Premier’s apology for his government’s invitation of wife-killer Colin Thatcher to the Throne Speech and called for a commitment to provide operating funding for second-stage shelters for women fleeing domestic violence.
Sask. Party’s Duty to Consult talks fall short; NDP and Indigenous Leaders demand DTC be codified
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, joined by a delegation of Indigenous leadership from Onion Lake Cree Nation and Fishing Lake First Nation, critiqued the province’s recently announced Duty to Consult consultations which aim to amend existing policy rather than overhaul the Duty to Consult process and enshrine it in law.
Beck announces new critic portfolios focused on affordability, jobs and rural health
Beck welcomes MLA Teed following historic Meewasin win
PRINCE ALBERT - Fresh off a historic win in the Saskatoon Meewasin by-election, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck today welcomed MLA Nathaniel Teed to the NDP Caucus and revealed fall session priorities with the creation of critic portfolios for affordability, jobs and rural and remote health.
Sask. Party healthcare plan old news, 500 jobs short
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat responded to the newest iteration of the Sask. Party government’s healthcare staffing plan which fails to address the widening gaps in our healthcare system.
Sask. Party’s shuttered hospitals endangering mothers and babies
MEADOW LAKE - Today, Official Opposition Status of Women Critic Jennifer Bowes and Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat called on the government to immediately address chronic disruptions to vital mother-baby services across Saskatchewan.
NDP: Publicly-funded schools must abide by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code
“The Minister needs to explain what human rights he believes aren’t worth protecting,” said Love.
SASKATOON - Standing outside the Saskatoon Cabinet Office, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Education Critic Matt Love called on the Sask. Party government to require publicly-funded schools to abide by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code.