Saskatchewan NDP Caucus

MEDICAL SERVICES REPORT: SK down 14 GPs since Scott Moe took office

Majority of Sask.-trained specialists leaving province after graduation

REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP responded to the Medical Services Branch Annual Statistical Report for 2022-23. While other provinces make big gains, Saskatchewan is losing family doctors, gynecologists, diagnostic radiologists and other specialists at an alarming rate. Graduate retention rates also show that medical specialists trained in Saskatchewan are more likely to leave the province after completing their education than to stay.

Moe on track to double Saskatchewan’s debt in just six years

REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP released new figures comparing the financial records of past Saskatchewan premiers. Premier Scott Moe has nearly doubled Saskatchewan’s debt in just 6 years, with new record high debt expected this week. 

Moe gov’t uses legal loophole to hide healthcare workforce report, 3rd quarter financials

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon questioned the Moe government’s lack of transparency. The Sask. Party is using a legal loophole to withhold important reports about the state of the healthcare workforce and the province’s financial position.

Ballooning travel nurse numbers proof of failing healthcare plan

Angus Reid: 66% say Sask. Party doing “poor” or “very poor” job on healthcare

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat responded to new data suggesting that the Moe government’s reliance on temporary travel nurses is ballooning - further proof that their healthcare recruitment plan is failing. 

Sask. woman stuck waitlisted for breast cancer, knee replacement

REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP drew attention to the struggles of Lyndia Kakakaway - one of thousands of Saskatchewan people stuck waiting months and months for life-changing procedures, like knee replacements and breast cancer care.

Nothing to see in Sask. Party school board deal … except the fine print

REGINA – The Sask. Party walked further away from bargaining in good faith with Saskatchewan teachers today. The fine print of a new side-deal the Sask. Party has pushed through with cash-strapped school boards shows that the government has no commitment to future funding.