Saskatchewan NDP Caucus

REPORT SUGGESTS SASK. PARTY TO BLAME FOR CITY TAX HIKES 
SASKATOON – As homelessness reaches record levels, a new report from City of Saskatoon officials is taking the Sask. Party government to task for passing the buck on issues of provincial jurisdiction and “downloading costs” onto municipal taxpayers. 
Ninety-Eight Per Cent Of Those Surveyed Report Harm From Underfunding Of K-12 Schools 
REGINA – The Saskatchewan NDP is standing with education workers and demanding better support for students — Saskatchewan’s future — as a new survey makes it clear just how devastating Sask. Party cuts have been to public schools. 
Without Urgent Help, Patient May Pursue the Medically Assisted Death She Has Already Been Approved For
REGINA – A Regina woman in desperate need of a specialist to treat a rare form of parathyroid disease says she’s at a breaking point and will follow through on a medically-assisted death if Jeremy Cockrill and the Sask. Party doesn’t help her get the surgery she needs.

Amid Widespread Outage & Complaints, Saskatchewan NDP Again Demands Truly Independent Public Inquiry 
 
SASKATOON – The Saskatchewan NDP is again calling on the Sask. Party to launch a truly independent public inquiry into its entire disastrous response to the summer wildfire crisis as a third formal investigation has been confirmed. 

REGINA – The Sask. Party’s bogus budget has been exposed in the mid-year financial report as the province goes from a narrow surplus to a massive $427 million deficit and a billion dollars of new debt. 

REGINA – Today, the Saskatchewan NDP held a reception at the legislature to honour Joan Beatty, the first First Nations woman ever elected to the Saskatchewan legislature, recognizing her leadership and the doors she opened for future generations.