Modelling shows risk of Saskatchewan hospitals overwhelmed without new measures
REGINA - In light of new modelling presented by the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC), Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili called on the Sask. Party government to act on advice from medical experts and proactively implement gathering and capacity limits to protect Saskatchewan people from the Omicron variant.
“Saskatchewan still has the highest per capita COVID-19 hospital and ICU admissions among provinces and doctors and health workers are still burnt out,” said Meili. “A choice to do nothing risks further cancellations of surgeries, treatments and therapies. And unlike last time, fellow provinces struggling with Omicron waves won’t be in a position to step in and clean up Scott Moe’s mess.”
Yesterday, Dr. Shahab expressed concerns about large New Years Eve gatherings and recommended smaller bubbles over the holidays. Medical experts echoed concerns, panning the effectiveness of the government’s approach. Even so, Saskatchewan remains the only province to not implement new public health measures in response to the Omicron variant and is the only province without any capacity limits. New data releasedby the PEOC shows that without changing course, Saskatchewan “may hit max ICU capacity quickly without stronger interventions.”
“We know Saskatchewan people want to do their best to keep one another safe, but a fifth wave approach that relies on personal responsibility rather than government leadership risks failing the people of Saskatchewan again,” said Meili. “Scott Moe has the benefit of foresight as he sees what’s happening elsewhere, and hindsight from his own disastrous handling of the fourth wave. Will he learn his lesson and act before it’s too late, or will he once again put politics ahead of people’s lives?”
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Pattern Of Failed Bargaining Attempts Mean Workers Leaving For Good And Putting System In Increasing Danger: Roy
NORTH BATTLEFORD – Carla Beck’s team is in Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill’s own riding today, calling him out for forcing 14,000 desperately needed healthcare workers to vote on a strike as they have gone four years without a contract.
Agriculture Producers Association Of Saskatchewan Says Costs Rising, Farm Share Falling For Saskatchewan Producers
REGINA – Carla Beck’s team, while taking in Ag in Motion in Langham, is calling on Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to take action to improve the bottom line for producers.
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REGINA – Today, Carla Beck’s team is calling out the Sask. Party for their continual failures to provide sufficient support for SAID clients here in Saskatchewan.
Carla Beck’s Team Demands A Fair Deal For Frontline Workers After Four Years Without A Contract
REGINA – Carla Beck’s team is laying the potential of a fall strike involving thousands of healthcare workers squarely at the feet of Scott Moe and his ignorant Health Minister — who seems to cause strikes everywhere he goes — and demanding immediate action to get to the bargaining table and deliver a fair deal.