Saskatchewan NDP Caucus

BECK: The only thing growing under Scott Moe are power bills, taxes and food bank usage

Regina Food Bank usage has spiked 42% this past year, 40% of Regina clients are now children

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Affordability Critic Trent Wotherspoon responded to newly released Regina Food Bank numbers that show a dramatic 42% spike in usage this past year. The new numbers reveal that 2 in 5 of the Regina Food Bank’s customers are children and that their services are seeing ‘unprecedented growth’.

Sask. NDP stands with livestock producers, calls for drought relief

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Agriculture Critic Trent Wotherspoon once again called on the provincial and federal governments to listen to the concerns of livestock producers and deliver much-needed drought relief as the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association released their report on the drought town halls. 

A Carla Beck government to be an unapologetic champion of Saskatchewan jobs

REGINA - Today, Saskatchewan Opposition Leader Carla Beck announced Hire Saskatchewan, a Saskatchewan NDP commitment to the people of Saskatchewan that a Carla Beck government will prioritize hiring Saskatchewan workers and companies and use made-in-Saskatchewan materials for all public infrastructure projects and public contracts.

Beck Slams Sask. Party for $11.6M Settlement, Lack of Transparency

Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck slammed the Sask. Party government for their decision to settle a lawsuit with one of their largest corporate donors for $11.6 million and the decision to sign a non-disclosure agreement keeping taxpayers in the dark over the Sask. Party government’s mismanagement.

Leaked SHA memo highlights Sask. Party recruitment failures leading to bed closure at Regina General Hospital

The Sask. Party says one thing, SHA memo says another

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Health Critic Vicki Mowat released a leaked internal SHA memo. The memo shows that the Sask. Party’s recruitment strategies have failed to adequately staff the Regina General Hospital and avert a bed closure in its Medical Intensive Care Unit. The memo also states that there have been “a number of contracts cancelled at the last minute”, leading to no staffing replacement until the end of summer.