MOOSE JAW POPULATION DECLINES, SCOTT MOE AND LOCAL MLAS SIT ON THEIR HANDS

Saskatchewan Has Seen First Population Decrease Outside Of Pandemic In 20 Years
MOOSE JAW – The City of Moose Jaw is seeing firsthand the repercussions of Scott Moe’s failure to create jobs, lower the cost of living and fix healthcare.

New data released last week from Statistics Canada shows Moose Jaw’s population decreased 0.2 per cent during the year ended July 1, 2025. The data comes amid a blow to the overall population of Saskatchewan in the fourth quarter last year — the province saw 725 fewer people, the first reduction in population in 20 years outside of the COVID-19 pandemic period.
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“We need a government that will drive economic opportunities for Moose Jaw and right across Saskatchewan — all to often Scott Moe and his Sask. Party have driven up costs, killed jobs and held Saskatchewan back,” said Trent Wotherspoon, Saskatchewan NDP Finance Shadow Minister & Deputy Agriculture Shadow Minister. “There is so much potential in this city when it comes to agriculture, mining, value-add ‎ processing and manufacturing, trade and supporting small business. This is a Sask. Party government that, after 18 years, is missing in action and failing to build our economic future at such a critical moment.
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“The people of Moose Jaw — all Saskatchewan people, for that matter — deserve better. It’s time for change.”
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The Moose Jaw-Swift Current region saw a massive loss of 2,500 jobs in December — 4,000 jobs were lost provincewide that month.
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Wotherspoon called on local Sask. Party Minister Tim McLeod and MLA Megan Patterson to come out of hiding, address their constituents and clearly identify the action they will take to restore growth in the city.
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“It’s clear that people aren’t being served by the Premier and his Moose Jaw MLAs,” Wotherspoon said. “The cost of living is sky-high, healthcare is worse than ever and working people are being forced to stop at the food bank on their way home because they can’t keep up.
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“If these MLAs won’t step up, they should step aside."
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It's time for change.
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