NDP Leader Ryan Meili calls for independent review into handling of COVID-19 pandemic
REGINA - This session, NDP MLAs held the Sask. Party government accountable for their pandemic failures and proposed real solutions to get Saskatchewan people back to work.
“Saskatchewan families were having a tough time before COVID-19 hit - and the Sask. Party’s failure to act to contain the pandemic when they had the chance left those families even further behind,” said Meili. “Far too many people have lost loved ones because this Premier let them down. As we end the session, I call on the Premier to reverse his decision to deliberately not learn the lessons of COVID-19 for our province. We need a public inquiry in this province.”
Meili noted that the Sask. Party failed families this session by:
Meili also noted that the Saskatchewan NDP Caucus saw many successes over the course of the session. “I was humbled and proud to be in the legislature as the Sask. Party government finally voted for Doyle Vermette’s Suicide Prevention Strategy bill,” said Meili. “This is a ground-breaking moment that we hope will lead to real change for the better for families in Saskatchewan.”
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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.