Sask. NDP commits to grow-your-own healthcare strategy
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP grilled Scott Moe’s Sask. Party government for its failed health plan and increasing reliance on costly out-of-province travel nurses after a private nursing company released a promotional video of a man firing a taxpayer money gun in a Saskatchewan canola field.
“Travel nurses used to be a one-off, fill-in-the-gap tool. But under this tired and out-of-touch government, travel nurses have become a costly baked-in part of our healthcare system,” said Health Critic Vicki Mowat. “We should be training more Saskatchewan people to become healthcare workers, and skilling-up the folks who are already here. It’s common sense.”
The caption of the taxpayer money gun video reads “POINT OF VIEW: YOU JUST FINISHED YOUR SASKATCHEWAN CONTRACT MAKING $92/HOUR”. “Gimme the Loot”, a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., plays in the background.
According to SHA annual reports, the out-of-province travel nurse company in question received $6.2 million from the Sask. Party government over the last four years.
Last month, 49 emergency room nurses penned a letter to the Health Minister. The letter says that differences in pay and benefits, along with the government favouring out-of-province travel nurses for open shifts, are making staff morale worse in Saskatchewan hospitals. The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses predicts that the province is on track to spend a record $70 million on travel nurses in 2024, and its most recent member’s survey suggests that 58% of Saskatchewan nurses are thinking of leaving the province’s health system.
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Roaches so bad seniors struggle to store food in their own homes
MOOSE JAW - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck stood with seniors concerned about an out-of-control cockroach infestation at a provincial housing unit.
Regina, Saskatoon top Economic Stress Index
REGINA - Today, a new Angus Reid study shows that people in Saskatchewan are more stressed about making ends meet than anywhere else in Canada.
Oops!..They did it again
The latest dishonest Sask. Party attack ad claims to defend Saskatchewan’s oil and potash industry, but they are actually promoting Russian oil and gas.
Wotherspoon: “It’s coming out of your pocket.”
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon criticized the Moe government for massively increasing the tax, fee, and provincial carbon tax grab when Saskatchewan families are already struggling to pay the bills.