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Premier Wall named in $ 3 million Lawsuit: Must Return Control of Funds
Posted: August 31, 2010
The Saskatchewan NDP’s House Leader today denounced Premier Brad Wall’s latest legal stalling tactic in the PC Trust Fund Conspiracy Case, and called on him to return control of $3 million to the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. “Just weeks ago, the province’s highest court unani
Wall Government Encourages Bidding War in Sask. Health Care
Posted: August 31, 2010
NDP Health critic Judy Junor said that Health Minister McMorris’ announcement yesterday that the Wall Government will open up request for proposals (RFPs) to own and operate a private surgical centre in Saskatchewan has raised questions about the Wall Government’s commitment to medicare. “The W
NDP renews call for gaming study
Posted: August 27, 2010
With the release of Statistics Canada figures showing Saskatchewan having the highest average household spending on gambling in Canada, NDP Deputy Leader Deb Higgins repeated the Opposition’s call for a study to examine the effects of gambling on the people of Saskatchewan and the extent to which
NDP listening, drafting ideas
Posted: August 27, 2010
By Judy Junor, Special to The StarPhoenix   The following is the viewpoint of the writer, a Saskatoon-based NDP MLA. The editorial Time for NDP to step to plate with new ideas (SP, Aug. 23), must have been written by someone unfamiliar with what has been happening in the province ove
Wall Government leaves communities on their own to find health care providers
Posted: August 26, 2010
NDP Health critic Judy Junor said that with news of the Sunrise Health Region’s suspension of Foam Lake’s Nurse Practitioner Services, after the loss of the community’s only full-time Nurse Practitioner, it is clear that the Wall Government is failing to provide quality health care in the province
Lingenfelter demands Saskatchewan people be heard before any potash deal is approved
Posted: August 26, 2010
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter today wrote to Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement demanding a guarantee that Saskatchewan’s people will be heard before the Federal Government approves any foreign takeover of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS), and charged the Wall government with faili
Post-Secondary Students Struggle with Low Vacancy, Higher Rent and Higher Tuition
Posted: August 25, 2010
NDP Advanced Education critic Cam Broten sharply criticized the Wall Government’s lack of progress on affordable housing options, citing the long wait lists of students unable to find affordable rental units. Broten pointed out that under the Wall Government, post-secondary students and their fami
Recent Courthouse Incident Highlights Wall Government’s Harmful Cuts
Posted: August 23, 2010
NDP Justice critic Frank Quennell said today that the Wall government’s cuts to court security have left visitors and staff at Saskatchewan’s courts vulnerable to incidents such as the events of last Wednesday, when a man inside the Victoria Avenue courthouse in Regina is alleged to have had a sta
SaskPower Rural Office Closures Mean Reduced Services for Families, Businesses
Posted: August 23, 2010
NDP SaskPower critic Warren McCall said office closures in six Saskatchewan communities represent the Wall government’s continued efforts to weaken the Crown sector in our province and will leave residents in rural communities with fewer service options than those in larger centres. McCall said
First Quarter Budget Update Further Confirmation of Wall Government’s Financial Mismanagement
Posted: August 20, 2010
NDP Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon said today’s release of the first quarter budget update is yet more confirmation of the Wall government’s financial mismanagement. With revenues continuing at all-time highs, Wotherspoon said it is extremely disappointing to see the government running an approx
NDP Questions Validity, Independence of Wall Government Potash Sale Study
Posted: August 19, 2010
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter said he was skeptical of the Wall government’s recently-announced plan to conduct an independent study of the possible sale of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan to overseas mining company BHP Billiton. Lingenfelter said Wall has hidden behind so-called independent st
Wall Government Fails to Choose Saskatchewan First
Posted: August 18, 2010
Today NDP House Leader Kevin Yates questioned why the Wall government is boasting of SGI license plate sales when it callously hurt a Saskatchewan small business in the process. Yates said the Wall Government failed to mention that the General License Plate Contract is no longer in the hands of a
Wall Government Must Ensure That Saskatchewan People Retain Full Benefits of Natural Resources
Posted: August 17, 2010
NDP House Leader Kevin Yates said while PotashCorp of Saskatchewan has rejected an unsolicited offer by BHP Billiton to purchase the Saskatoon-based company, the Wall government must ensure that any such deal in the future provides full benefits to the people of Saskatchewan – the owners of our pr
NDP Calls for First Quarter Budget Update
Posted: August 16, 2010
NDP Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon said the Wall government’s delay in financial reporting is yet another example of its well-known fiscal mismanagement. Wotherspoon said the government has yet to provide a First Quarter budgetary update despite now passing last year’s release date of August 14t
Wall Government Blows Money on Hot Sauce and Yoga Pants
Posted: August 13, 2010
NDP Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon questioned why the Wall government is spending at least $1.5 million of taxpayers' money on promotional items like hot sauce and yoga pants at a time when they are running a second consecutive deficit and cutting important programs. According to documents o
Wall Government Continues to Ignore Duty to Consult and Accommodate with First Nations
Posted: August 12, 2010
Peaceful protest in Porcupine Plain Provincial Forest latest example of strained relationship   NDP First Nations and Métis Relations critic Warren McCall said the peaceful occupation of the Porcupine Plain Provincial Forest by First Nations leaders, Elders, and youth represents
NDP Renews Call for Gambling Study as Wall Government Raises Option of Online Gaming
Posted: August 11, 2010
While the Wall government has recently floated the idea of operating an online gambling service similar to those proposed in other provinces such as Ontario, NDP House Leader Kevin Yates repeated the Opposition’s call for a study to examine the effects of gambling on the people of Saskatchewan and
Wall Government Idle as Muskeg Lake Care Home Forced to Close
Posted: August 10, 2010
30 long-term care beds lost on Prince Albert-area First Nation   With news that the long-term care home on the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation has closed, NDP Health critic Judy Junor said the Wall government should provide the funds necessary to keep the doors of the four year-old facility
NDP Demands Action from Wall Government on Infrastructure Stimulus Deadline
Posted: August 9, 2010
Canadian Federation of Municipalities says severe flooding puts projects in Saskatchewan most at risk of funding clawback   With the release of a report today from Kevin Page, Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer indicating that federal infrastructure stimulus money may be clawe
Wall Government Breaks Promise
Posted: August 9, 2010
Kidney Transplant Program Still in Limbo after more than a year NDP Health critic Judy Junor said today that the Wall Government’s August 15th deadline to re-instate the Kidney Transplant Program at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon is quickly approaching, and given a lack of updates on the file
Wall Government’s $12 Million Cut Leaves Northern Saskatchewan Covered in Smoke
Posted: August 6, 2010
NDP Environment critic Sandra Morin criticized the Wall Government’s failure to contain the spread of forest fires in northern Saskatchewan, noting that the Wall Government cut $12 million from the Forest Fire Operations budget. Morin said that the number of forest fires in 2010 is three times
Unemployment up as Saskatchewan has Third Worst Job Creation in Canada
Posted: August 6, 2010
More Saskatchewan people are unemployed and looking for work than last year at this time, according to the Labour Force Survey released by Statistics Canada this morning. Statistics Canada also reported that Saskatchewan shed 7,600 jobs between June and July and our province had the third worst jo
Lingenfelter Demands that Wall Fight for Saskatchewan At Premiers’ Conference
Posted: August 5, 2010
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter today called on the Wall government to use the opportunity provided by the Winnipeg Premiers’ Conference to enlist the support of other provinces for a number of key priorities for Saskatchewan families and communities. “The annual Premiers’ Conference needs to be mor
Wall Government Underfunds Health Care at Taxpayer’s Expense
Posted: August 4, 2010
NDP Health critic Judy Junor blamed the Wall Government’s financial mismanagement as the reason residents from the RM of Leask, SK are being charged a staggering $150 Hospital Levy, in addition to their property taxes, to build a new hospital in Shellbrook. Junor sharply criticized the Wall Govern
Wall Government Cuts Transportation Services for Low-Income and Home Care Patients
Posted: August 3, 2010
NDP Health critic Judy Junor sharply criticized the Wall Government today for cutting the Community Outreach Program, an invaluable service provided by the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region. Junor called on the Wall Government to reverse its decision effective August 6th, 2010 and argued that the Co


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According to Statistics Canada, under the Wall government, Saskatchewan had the highest cost of living increase in all of Canada?

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Norris offers 'pithy response' to ILO ruling...
March 29, 2010
"This is non-binding and certainly I don't think this is some of the best work from the ILO." It's a pithy response from the province's Labour Minister today. Rob Norris says recommendations about Saskatchewan's essential services laws made by a United Nations body will not force a change in the legislation. -Newstalk CKOM