Beck welcomes MLA Teed following historic Meewasin win
PRINCE ALBERT - Fresh off a historic win in the Saskatoon Meewasin by-election, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck today welcomed MLA Nathaniel Teed to the NDP Caucus and revealed fall session priorities with the creation of critic portfolios for affordability, jobs and rural and remote health.
“In the last three months, I’ve had the honour of traveling across Saskatchewan, putting nearly thirty thousand kilometers on my car,” said Beck. “Whether it’s on main street or shop floors, the messages are the same - Scott Moe’s Sask. Party has given up on helping people and aren’t going to bat on issues Saskatchewan people are facing. Whether it’s cost-of-living, job creation or our crumbling health system, Scott Moe is missing in action.”
This summer, Beck and her MLAs crossed the province highlighting short-staffing and bed and hospital closures. In Assiniboia, Canora, Shellbrook, Kamsack, Yorkton and Meadow Lake, Beck and her team highlighted gaps in health services people rely on. Matt Love will become the new Critic for Rural and Remote Health to advocate on behalf of residents in smaller centres and rural and remote areas.
With the Sask. Party still failing to deliver any affordability relief for families, Trent Wotherspoon, who holds the finance portfolio, has been tapped as Affordability Critic. Aleana Young, Critic for Jobs and the Economy, has taken on the Energy and Resources file.
Nathaniel Teed, a small business owner, teacher and the newest addition to the NDP Caucus, will become Critic for Parks, Culture and Sport, Tourism, SLGA, SaskGaming, and SGI.
Appointments and portfolios:
Vicki Mowat
Doyle Vermette
Jennifer Bowes
Trent Wotherspoon
Betty Nippi-Albright
Matt Love
Meara Conway
Aleana Young
Erika Ritchie
Nicole Sarauer
Nathaniel Teed
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EMERGENCY MOTION WILL LOWER GAS PRICES BY 15 CENTS STARTING TOMORROW
REGINA – As Saskatchewan drivers struggle with the highest gas prices in the Prairies, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck and her caucus will introduce an emergency motion today in the Legislature that will slash gasoline and diesel prices by 15 cents per litre starting tomorrow.
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Ministers Brent Blakley (Social Services), April Chiefcalf (Housing), and Betty Nippi-Albright (Mental Health) released a letter they penned to Sask. Party Ministers Lori Carr and Terry Jenson.
After 17 years, Sask. Party offers no new solutions on critical issues, like affordability and healthcare
REGINA – Today’s Speech from the Throne was more of the same from the same old Sask. Party. After 17 years, the Sask. Party is out of ideas and pressing ahead with a plan that will see devastating cuts to healthcare and education.
Government’s Incompetence on Economy Spurs Lawsuit
REGINA - Saskatchewan NDP Jobs and Economy Shadow Minister Aleana Young is calling on the Sask. Party government to take responsibility for decisions that have jeopardized jobs in Martensville and Warman, as revealed in official court filings.