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Agriculture Producers Deserve Strong Leadership in Tough Times
Posted: October 30, 2009
“If the Wall government’s Throne Speech wasn’t enough of an indication, then the first two weeks of the fall session have made it crystal clear that yet again, Brad Wall does not care about our producers, or the health of the economy” said NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter on Friday. With no clear
Dangerous Offender Mistakenly Released and Public Not Notified
Posted: October 29, 2009
NDP Corrections, Public Safety, and Policing critic Kevin Yates today questioned the competence of Corrections Minister Yogi Huyghebaert and the Wall government over its lack of transparency with their own policy on the corrections system in our province. Yates’s criticism came after it was made k
Wall Government Continues to Lag on Wind Power
Posted: October 28, 2009
NDP SaskPower critic Trent Wotherspoon said today’s announcement by the Wall government of a new investment in wind power for Saskatchewan is too little and two years too late. He said the Opposition has been pressuring the government since the last election to continue the momentum of renewable e
Wall Government Continues to Fail in H1N1 Preparations
Posted: October 27, 2009
After learning of at least 1300 separate occasions where public safety in the healthcare system has been placed at risk by the Wall government’s own standards, NDP Health critic Judy Junor questioned how people in Saskatchewan could have confidence in the government to protect and inform them in t
Number of Employment Insurance Recipients Rises Year-Over-Year
Posted: October 27, 2009
Following recent Statistics Canada information showing 10,000 full-time job losses in one month, NDP Employment critic Cam Broten highlighted additional troubling figures.  Statistics Canada reported today that Saskatchewan had a 47% increase in Employment Insurance (EI) recipients from August 200
Gov't Adopts NDP Proposal of Health Care Provider Week
Posted: October 27, 2009
NDP Labour critic Andy Iwanchuk congratulated the Wall government today for its action in taking the advice of the NDP Opposition and proclaiming October 25 through November 1 as Health Care Providers Week in Saskatchewan but questioned the timing and motives of such a move. “While I’m pleased
Wall Government Continues Attack On Working People
Posted: October 26, 2009
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter blasted the Wall government today for its refusal to treat healthcare workers in Saskatchewan with the dignity and respect they deserve. Raising issues on their behalf during Question Period today, Lingenfelter exposed the hypocrisy of the Wall government’s essential
Dwain Lingenfelter - Response to Speech from Throne
Posted: October 22, 2009
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Leader and MLA for Regina Douglas Park Dwain Lingenfelter responded to the Speech from the Throne today with a heartfelt and passionate speech of his own during the Third Session and 26th Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. In his speech Dwa
Throne Speech Fails Farmers
Posted: October 23, 2009
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter said today, “The Wall government’s Speech from the Throne “Moving Forward” fails farmers. With ongoing challenges such as a new U.S. labeling law affecting livestock exports from Canada, the livestock industry is changing dramatically while the government has done lit
Throne Speech Focused on the Past; No Help for Families
Posted: October 21, 2009
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter said today that the title of the Wall government’s Throne Speech, “Moving Forward”, was laughable as it does nothing but look to the past. Lingenfelter said even for a usually broad-strokes document, this year’s Throne Speech provided little vision for improving the l
Lingenfelter and Chartier Sworn In to the Legislature
Posted: October 19, 2009
NDP Leader and MLA for Regina Douglas Park Dwain Lingenfelter formally became the Leader of the Official Opposition today after he was sworn in to the Legislative Assembly at a ceremony in Regina. Joining Lingenfelter in accepting his official duties today was newly-elected Saskatoon Riversdale ND
NDP Says Saskatoon Sask Party MLAs have Failed the City
Posted: October 19, 2009
NDP Caucus Chair Judy Junor, speaking on behalf of Saskatoon’s NDP MLAs, says the latest round of Wall government budget cuts have hit Saskatoon especially hard, and show that the city’s Sask Party MLAs have failed to stand up and speak out for important projects in the city. “The Wall governme
Wall Government Budget Cuts Show Provincial Finances in Disarray
Posted: October 16, 2009
NDP Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon said budget cuts introduced by the Wall government today show the province’s finances are in complete disarray and like most right wing governments, it seems determined to cut healthcare and education first. “These vital public programs are always the first
Saskatchewan Suffers Highest Inflation in Canada
Posted: October 16, 2009
NDP House Leader Kevin Yates says the news from Statistics Canada that Saskatchewan suffered the highest inflation rate in the country between September 2008 and September of this year proves the Wall government’s policies are driving up the cost of living for average Saskatchewan families. “In
Wall Government Healthcare Report Opens Door to Privatization and Alberta-Style Single Health Region
Posted: October 15, 2009
Responding to the findings and recommendations contained within the recently-released Patient First Review, NDP Health critic Judy Junor said too many of them were so broad and generic as to question the purpose of the entire enterprise. Junor said many of the recommendations such as the creation
Saskatchewan Loses Full-Time Jobs
Posted: October 9, 2009
The latest report from Statistics Canada confirms that Saskatchewan is losing full-time jobs and more people are relying on part-time employment. With this news, NDP Employment Critic Cam Broten charged today that the Wall government is burying its head in the sand if it continues to deny that the
Falling Housing Starts Another Sign of Wall Government’s Misplaced Priorities
Posted: October 8, 2009
The news from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation that Saskatchewan housing starts are down 51% from 2008 levels is further proof of the impact of the faltering provincial economy on Saskatchewan families and the need for a concrete plan to address it, NDP Housing Critic David Forbes said toda
Health Services Cut Due to Lack of Planning for H1N1
Posted: October 7, 2009
NDP Health critic Judy Junor said today that news of reduced public health services for children and pregnant women is proof that the Wall government has not properly prepared Saskatchewan’s health system for a possible outbreak of H1N1 influenza. Both the Regina and Saskatoon Health Regions annou
Building Permit Numbers in Saskatchewan Plummet
Posted: October 6, 2009
Saskatchewan sees largest decline of all Canadian provinces Saskatchewan suffered the largest decline of all Canadian provinces in the value of building permits in August, according to Statistics Canada. NDP Employment Critic Cam Broten said today that this news is further proof of the W
Lingenfelter Names Danielle Chartier as Opposition Critic for Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport
Posted: October 5, 2009
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter announced today that newly-elected MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale, Danielle Chartier, will serve as the Official Opposition critic for Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport. At a meeting of the NDP caucus on Monday he said Chartier was a natural fit for the position thanks
SaskPower Plan Indicates Rate Increase of Over 100% in Gov’t Survey
Posted: October 5, 2009
Trent Wotherspoon, member of the Crown and Central Agencies Committee (CCAC) of the Legislature and NDP SaskPower critic, noted today that a recent on-line survey commissioned by the Wall government through Toronto-based pollster Angus Reid suggests the decision has already been made to increase e
Lingenfelter returned to Legislature
Posted: October 2, 2009
(This article is reprinted with the permission of The Shanavon Standard) ALLISON WERBOWETSKY The Shaunavon Standard After almost a full year on the campaign trail, Shaunavon native Dwain Lingenfelter wrapped up his return to politics and the Saskatchewan Legislature with a win in the
NDP Questions H1N1 Preparedness in CBO Sector
Posted: October 2, 2009
NDP critics for Health and Social Services Judy Junor and David Forbes joined together today to call on the Wall government to present its plan to deal with the effects that a possible H1N1 influenza pandemic would have on the Community-Based Organization (CBO) sector in the province. Junor and Fo
NDP Questions Inaction on Wind Power Production
Posted: October 1, 2009
NDP SaskPower critic Trent Wotherspoon says while Canada as a whole has been setting new records for wind power expansion this year, the Wall government has once again failed to add a single megawatt of new wind power in Saskatchewan. “The rest of Canada is setting wind power expansion records,
NDP Demands Retroactive Natural Gas Rate Reduction
Posted: October 1, 2009
NDP Leader and Agriculture Critic Dwain Lingenfelter said today that it is unacceptable for the Wall government to be delaying a proposed natural gas rate reduction until November and said the rate cut should be made retroactive to September 1. He said it would reduce the grain drying costs for fa


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Wall Government: Promises Made, Promises Broken...
December 17, 2009
The Wall government has begun to renege - no children's hospital, no long-term care facilities, no one PST point for the municipalities and no stable funding formula for the school boards(many have slipped into deficits). -John F. Conway, The Prairie Dog