BECK SEEKS COMMITMENT FROM FEDERAL LEADERS ON MAJOR SASKATCHEWAN PRIORITIES

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Includes Calls For Action On Areas Ignored By Sask. Party — Equalization, Affordable Childcare And Expanding Rural Broadband

REGINA – As the long-awaited federal election campaign kicks into gear, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has written to the leaders of Canada’s three main political parties to outline a series of priorities to address major issues facing the province right now and to build a bright future.

“During his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau ignored many of the issues facing Saskatchewan people, and his government enacted laws and policies that hurt our province,” Beck wrote in the letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.

“As the leaders of the three main political parties with Saskatchewan candidates in this election, you have an opportunity to chart a new course and deliver change.”

Carla Beck’s federal agenda includes:

Expanding access to global markets for Saskatchewan products, including investments in trade-enabling infrastructure like ports, rail, pipelines, and power lines.

Scrapping the federal carbon tax.

Protecting jobs at Evraz in Regina by maintaining tariffs on Chinese steel, while fighting for the removal of Chinese tariffs on Saskatchewan’s agricultural products.

Twinning the Trans-Canada Highway from coast to coast to improve transportation safety and efficiency.

Increasing federal healthcare transfers to reduce wait times and improve access, while maintaining and expanding dental, contraceptive, and insulin coverage.

Reforming the equalization formula to treat natural resource revenues fairly and recognize rural realities.

Urgently signing a new childcare funding agreement to protect access to $10/day childcare and ensure new childcare spaces are delivered.

Expanding school nutrition funding.

Investing in the future of Saskatchewan’s power generation with realistic timelines for reaching net zero.

Hiring more RCMP officers to serve Saskatchewan communities and preserving jobs at Depot Division in Regina.

Honouring federal commitments to First Nations and Métis people and ensuring equitable on-reserve services.

Delivering real progress on broadband and connectivity for rural and remote communities.

“These are not partisan issues — they are Saskatchewan priorities,” Beck said. “The Saskatchewan NDP is focused on the future and a big part of that is having an ambitious and thoughtful federal government in Ottawa that steps up and delivers on what matters for the people living here.”

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