NDP join in his call for accountability
The Sask. Party’s mismanaged Regina Bypass has cost Saskatchewan $2 billion, but it has also cost Lloyd Rogina, a local property owner who believes his land and home have suffered extensive damage from the project’s high volume of heavy-haul traffic. The Sask. Party government deflected his concerns and told him to contact Regina Bypass Design Builders (RBDB), but he has not been satisfied with their responses, so Lloyd came to the Legislature and is demanding accountability.
“The Sask. Party and RBDB have made a habit out of brushing off concerns. We saw it with the concerns of farmers and Balgonie residents about the roundabouts being too small and causing safety issues, and now we’re seeing it with Lloyd, who deserves some answers regarding the damage to his property,” said NDP Regina Bypass Critic Cathy Sproule. “This is not what Lloyd, or the people of Saskatchewan signed up for when the Sask. Party told us the bill for the bypass was going from $400 million to $2 billion.”
Rogina’s home and land are next to the Regina Bypass, off the Cortney Extension south of Highway 1. Aside from cracks in the drywall, his doors stick and there is separation of the foundations. He has even noticed the smell of gas around the property.
Rogina has had no choice but to spend his retirement savings on engineers to figure out the problem. He is also looking for answers from the Sask. Party and RBDB, but they have provided none.
“There has been absolutely no accountability from the government or RBDB,” Rogina said. “It’s frustrating because we saw some people make millions off of land flips at the Global Transportation Hub, but on the other side of the bypass, I’m on a fixed income and am at risk of losing my home.”
“The Provincial Auditor's report shows the Sask. Party Government has failed to properly regulate heavy-haul truck traffic or operate weigh stations,” Sproule said. “These failures have consequences and need to be addressed immediately.”
Poor working conditions, favouritism, $300K travel nurse pay at issue
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition released a letter signed by 49 emergency room nurses in Saskatoon. The letter slams the Sask. Party government for failing to support Saskatchewan nurses and curb the province’s reliance on expensive out-of-province travel nurses.
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright hosted a Day of Action with Indigenous leaders from Nekaneet First Nation, Yellow Quill First Nation, Waterhen Lake First Nation, Onion Lake Cree Nation, Carry The Kettle First Nation, Key First Nation and the residential school support team from Yorkton Tribal Council. Together, they continue to draw attention to the Sask. Party government’s disregard for the Duty to Consult process.
MOOSE JAW - Today, the Official Opposition stood with Taylor Enns, president of the Moose Jaw Firefighters Association, and Brayden Dutchak, the son of a cancer survivor. Together, they called on the Sask. Party government to reopen Saskatchewan’s only hyperbaric chamber.
Records show former Sask. Party Finance Minister lobbied for Calgary surgery scheme on behalf of a major Sask. Party donor
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition grilled the Premier and his Minister of Health after the Minister misled the public, claiming that he had not been lobbied by a former Sask. Party MLA when Saskatchewan's official lobbyist logs show the exact opposite.