REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Ethics and Democracy Critic Meara Conway introduced five private member’s bills aimed at cleaning up politics and ensuring elected leaders work for the people, not for lobbyists and big-money donors. Experts call Saskatchewan the “wild west” of government transparency and campaign finance laws.
“Gimme the loot”: Out-of-province travel nurse company fires taxpayer money gun in SK promo video
Sask. NDP commits to grow-your-own healthcare strategy
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP grilled Scott Moe’s Sask. Party government for its failed health plan and increasing reliance on costly out-of-province travel nurses after a private nursing company released a promotional video of a man firing a taxpayer money gun in a Saskatchewan canola field.
Advocates sound alarm after disabled man denied addictions treatment owing to “short staffing”
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition and concerned families sounded the alarm after a government-funded addictions treatment centre was short-staffed nurses and turned a man away for having a disability.
No full-time jobs added in April; unemployment up third consecutive month to 5.7%
Jobs stagnant or down in 4 out of 5 economic regions, year over year job growth continues to decline
REGINA - After six years in office, Premier Scott Moe still has the worst jobs record in all of Canada as April’s job numbers show no full-time jobs were added and unemployment rose to 5.7%.
Healthcare in rural Saskatchewan flatlining as Sask. Party’s recruitment efforts fail
A third of Duck Lake’s LTC beds closed, majority of residents go without a family doctor
REGINA – The Official Opposition was joined at the Legislature by a delegation of concerned community and health leaders, including Duck Lake Mayor Bonnie Guigon, Duck Lake Reeve Remi Martin, Beardy’s & Okemasis’ Cree Nation Chief Edwin Ananas, Councilor Warren Seesequasis, Duck Lake and District Nursing Home Chair Ray Gauthier, Willow Cree Health Services Director Carla Seeseequasis and Primary Health Coordinator Shasha Abdulnour. Together, they condemned the Sask. Party government’s failed healthcare plan.
Sask. NDP presents Spendies Awards for most wasteful travel expenses
REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan NDP presented the Spendies Awards to highlight some of the most wasteful taxpayer-funded travel expenses Premier Scott Moe and his ministers claimed in the last year. The Moe government published their long-awaited travel expense claims earlier this week.