9,477 classroom teachers in 2016/2017, 9,478 in 2023/2024; enrolment has increased by 15,254
SASKATOON - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck released new education workforce numbers. Since the 2016/2017 school year, the total number of classroom teachers has only increased by one while enrolment has increased by 15,254.
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Ethics and Democracy Critic Meara Conway pressed the Moe government for answers after the Sunrise Motel, which is owned by Sask. Party MLA Gary Grewal, appears to have massively inflated the rates of motel stays for Ministry of Social Services recipients.
Moe gov stands by $765,000 booth at COP28 despite Premier Smith going without it
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Regina Douglas Park MLA Nicole Sarauer grilled the Sask. Party government for eliminating free parking and issuing tickets at Regina emergency rooms.
Moe’s Minister insists health plan is fine
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Health Critic Vicki Mowat slammed Scott Moe’s Sask. Party government after a freedom of information request revealed that, since February, no local ambulance was available to respond to a whopping 1,132 calls for emergency help.
Moe gov says no cost-of-living relief because “there’s lots of demands on the budget”
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck put Premier Scott Moe on blast for billing taxpayers for an eye-wateringly expensive climate change retreat in Dubai, a city in the United Arab Emirates known for its luxury shopping and lively nightlife. The Premier still has yet to depart but the taxpayer-funded climate change retreat is already shaping up to be the most expensive trip in Saskatchewan’s history.
Moe gov says no cost-of-living relief because “there’s lots of demands on the budget”
REGINA - Today marks one year since Moe’s Minister of Health said his $138 million healthcare payroll system should soon be back online after its botched and buggy rollout. It still has yet to be fixed and the Official Opposition grilled the Sask. Party for funneling tens of millions into the over-budget project and for still having no idea when it will come online.