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Sask Party Cabinet Shuffle: Wall Not Playing With A Full Deck
Posted: May 29, 2009
New Democrat MLA Deb Higgins said today’s shuffle of Cabinet portfolios was necessitated by concerns about under-performing ministers. However, the lack of depth on the Sask Party back bench means that Brad Wall’s game of musical chairs will do nothing to solve the ongoing issues of secrecy, spin,
NDP Demands Answers on Sask Party “Efficiencies” in Government
Posted: May 28, 2009
“I think we’re gonna go through government in the next number of months…and try to find some efficiencies within government. You’ll know…we did some important things on revenue sharing and on property tax that cause our expenditures to go up…” – Brad Wall, May 28, 2009 NDP Deputy Leader Pat Atk
Sask Party Drops the Ball on Stadium Report
Posted: May 28, 2009
“The people of Moose Jaw have been waiting for a hospital for a very long time. We’re the last province, other than PEI, to have a children’s hospital. We still have a billion dollar pothole of infrastructure deficit in the highways, so there’s a long list of priorities first.” – Premier Brad Wall
Sask Party Ignoring Unemployed Workers as EI Claims Skyrocket in Saskatchewan
Posted: May 27, 2009
NDP Advanced Education and Employment critic Cam Broten expressed concern today about the significant increase in the number of Employment Insurance (EI) recipients in Saskatchewan. Despite Sask Party claims of a booming economy, figures published by Statistics Canada yesterday reveal that EI clai
NDP Calls For Transparency As Government Launches Public Participation Process On Nuclear Development
Posted: May 26, 2009
"We’re not going to do that (nuclear power generation) or anything else that the people of Saskatchewan are dead set against. These consultations are not window dressing or anything of the sort.” – Enterprise and Innovation Minister Lyle Stewart speaking about the nuclear public participati
Secrecy, Spin Mark Failed Session for Sask Party
Posted: May 14, 2009
NDP Opposition Leader Lorne Calvert wrapped up the spring session of the Legislature today by voicing his frustration at the lack of openness, accountability and transparency of the Sask Party government. Calvert said in far too many instances this session serious concerns of Saskatchewan people w
Sask Party Camper Tax Takes Effect May Long Weekend
Posted: May 13, 2009
"Deliver on our Government’s commitment to improve Saskatchewan’s parks, by: Keeping camping rates affordable for Saskatchewan residents…” – Mandate Letter to Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Christine Tell, November 21, 2007 Heading into the May Long Weekend, NDP critic for Tou
Sask Party Climate Change Plan Raises Too Many Questions
Posted: May 12, 2009
NDP Environment critic Sandra Morin today criticized the Sask Party’s plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions and introduce a carbon tax. Yesterday, the Sask Party officially broke its promise to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas by 32-per-cent by 2020, a target it adopted from the NDP. Instead, En
Forbes Calls on Sask MPs to Support 'Right to Repair'
Posted: May 7, 2009
NDP MLA for Saskatoon Centre David Forbes today called on all Saskatchewan Members of Parliament to vote in favour of Bill C-273, the “Right to Repair Act”. The Bill, to be voted on next Wednesday, would ensure that all auto consumers have the “right to repair” their own vehicles without voiding a
Questions on Carbon Capture Project Cost Still Unanswered
Posted: May 7, 2009
NDP Crown Corporations critic Kim Trew today raised more questions about the funding of a proposed Saskatchewan-Montana carbon capture and sequestration project. When Brad Wall first spoke about the project in January he said it would cost $170-million. The latest estimate is $270-million. In Janu
NDP Raises Questions on Carbon Capture Costs
Posted: May 5, 2009
NDP Crown Corporations critic Kim Trew today raised questions about the skyrocketing cost of a proposed Saskatchewan-Montana carbon capture and sequestration project. When Brad Wall first spoke about the project in January he said it would cost $170-million. The latest estimate is $270-million – a
NDP Recognizes May Day in Saskatchewan
Posted: May 1, 2009
NDP Labour critic Andy Iwanchuk today expressed his solidarity with workers all across Saskatchewan as they celebrate May Day, an international observance that honours the dedication and perseverance of working people. Iwanchuk said the need for vigilance against the erosion of workers’ rights is


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The Wall government is spending $49,000 a month for a former Republican Ambassador's advice on how to talk to the Obama White House.

"They’re looking at, for lack of a better word, some surgical tourism. People coming up to British Columbia, spending some time in British Columbia, being able to get the procedure."

- Minister of Health, Don McMorris

Sask. Party tables a $622M deficit budget for 2010-11...
April 1, 2010
In terms of the budget's downside, critics have rightly pointed out the budget is not balanced. Yes, despite what the government has been using our tax dollars to communicate to us, to budget is in fact a deficit, not matter how you cut it. -Colin Craig, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, Clark's Crossing Gazette