Saskatchewan has the third highest provincial gas tax in Canada
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for fuel tax relief, with Manitoba announcing another fuel tax holiday extension in their latest provincial budget.
Domestic violence survivor living in squalid conditions after Sask. Party cut housing reno fund
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP was joined at the Legislature by Shannon Kay, a single mother caring for seven kids. Shannon is one of the many Saskatchewan people living in squalid conditions after the Sask. Party government cut the housing reno fund.
Health worker says conditions, culture driving colleagues out of Saskatchewan
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP was joined at the Legislature by Shannon Orell-Bast, a breast cancer patient and medical social worker who helps people navigate Saskatchewan’s health system. She expressed concern over the culture and working conditions that are a factor in driving healthcare workers out of Saskatchewan.
No Relief, No Trust: Sask. Party delivers no cost-of-living relief in election-year budget
BECK: The party that broke our schools and hospitals can’t be trusted to fix them
REGINA - Today, the Sask. Party released an election-year budget that includes zero new measures to help make life more affordable for working families, despite Saskatchewan people reporting that rising costs are their number one concern. The budget also presented relatively few new ideas to transform the way healthcare is delivered in Saskatchewan at a time when the health system needs wide-scale reform.
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.