LANGHAM - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Agriculture Critic Trent Wotherspoon attended Ag in Motion farm expo and called on the province to use this week’s annual convention of the federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture to commit to an investigation into beef pricing.
Sask. Party Finance Minister spent $8,000 on private plane days after hiking taxes
REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck responded to Sask. Party Finance Minister Donna Harpauer’s decision to spend nearly $8,000 on a private plane to attend a chamber of commerce lunch days after she tabled a provincial budget containing 32 new taxes and fees.
NDP, Isaac Foundation call for expedited coverage for rare disease case, creation of promised strategy
SASKATOON - Today, Official Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat was joined by the family of Morgan Buyaki and the Isaac Foundation to call on the provincial government to expedite coverage of Morgan’s potentially life-saving NUCALA medication and to create the promised provincial rare disease strategy.
Tale of two governments: Beck’s tour stops on Alberta border, calls for greater affordability relief
LLOYDMINSTER - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck stopped at the giant red survey stakes on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border in Lloydminster to illustrate the Sask. Party government’s inaction on the affordability crisis. She called on the government to follow the example of numerous other provinces like Alberta and enact measures to provide affordability relief to Saskatchewan families.
NDP join Kamsack residents in Sask. Party stronghold to protest healthcare closures
KAMSACK - Today, Official Opposition Caucus Chair and Critic for Seniors Matt Love joined hundreds of concerned residents in Kamsack to demand action on the closure of all acute care beds at the Kamsack hospital.
NDP: Latest interest rate hike demands action on affordability
REGINA - Today, the Bank of Canada announced the largest single interest rate increase since 1998, adding more pressure to already cash-strapped Saskatchewan families. Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck called on Premier Scott Moe to act on the crushing cost of living and provide immediate affordability relief to Saskatchewan people.