On Tuesday, Harrison will release all Crown annual reports, the first release of annual reports since SaskPower leaks caught Moe and Harrison in a ten-fold lie about the real cost of their coal plan. The Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies responsible for reviewing those reports and holding the Sask. Party government to account for their management of Crown corporations hasn’t met in over four years.
“There’s a pattern here of trying to bury the numbers and dodge accountability,” said Erika Ritchie, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies. “They have blocked questions and refused to provide the most basic level of accountability for our most important public assets.
“Scott Moe and Jeremy Harrison act like they answer to no one. They think they can waste and lose billions of dollars of Saskatchewan peoples’ money and never face questions about the consequences.”
The Provincial Auditor has repeatedly urged the government to reconvene the committee to allow the Legislature to “demonstrate appropriate scrutiny and hold agencies accountable.” Instead, Scott Moe is pushing ahead with his disastrous $26-billion coal plan, which will drive up power bills and leave future generations burdened with crippling debt, and lying about the numbers every step of the way.
“We see now why they’ve engaged in such an elaborate cover-up scheme spanning years — it’s so they could pursue an plan that will bury us in generational debt without any public scrutiny,” said Sally Housser, Shadow Minister for SaskEnergy.
“If someone in the private sector lost hundreds of millions of dollars year after year, they’d be fired. The Sask. Party needs to open the books and be truthful with the people of Saskatchewan.”
Carla Beck’s team is demanding that the Sask. Party immediately reconvene the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies and commit to public hearings specifically about their now-exposed coal catastrophe.
“Open the books, answer questions and be transparent with the people of Saskatchewan,” Ritchie said. “Our Crown corporations belong to the people of this province, and the people deserve accountability, not more secrecy.
“It’s time for change.”
Recently, Beck’s team launched OpenTheBooks.ca, a site devoted to exposing Sask. Party corruption, scandal and waste that has defined this government over the last 20 years.
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Moe, Smith Plan To Weaken Universal Healthcare By Funnelling Public Dollars Into Private Clinics, Companies
REGINA – Carla Beck and her team are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government to defend Canada’s public healthcare system as Scott Moe and Danielle Smith advance two-tier, American-style healthcare that experts warn could accelerate the growth of a two-tier healthcare system and undermine public healthcare across the country.
Carla Beck’s Team Has Proposed A Series of Measures To Make Life More Affordable
REGINA – Inflation surged in Saskatchewan again in May — and still Scott Moe continues to tax gas, food, clothing and jack up costs for power and more.
Carla Beck’s Team Has Put Forward A Series Of Immediate Actions To Make Life Affordable For Saskatchewan People
SASKATOON – Tomorrow will mark 100 days of gas prices in Saskatchewan being $1.50 per litre or higher — and 100-straight days of Scott Moe refusing to lift a finger to help drivers already buckling under the weight of rising costs.
Overcapacity Emergency Rooms, Lack Of Physicians And More Plaguing Healthcare In Northern Community
PRINCE ALBERT – Carla Beck’s team heard directly from Prince Albert residents Thursday about their ideas on how to improve Saskatchewan’s crumbling healthcare system.