Saskatchewan NDP Caucus

SARM Sounds Alarm on Healthcare Crisis Facing Rural Saskatchewan

SARM joins Carla Beck’s NDP in call for Grow Your Own staffing strategy

REGINA - Today, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) sounded the alarm on healthcare “staff shortages throughout rural areas of the province”. SARM called the situation a “crisis” and urged the provincial government to start up a Grow Your Own staffing strategy, something Carla Beck’s NDP has also called for.

Moe Driving Docs, Nurses out of Rural Sask: New CIHI data

Rural communities lost 21% of registered nurses since Scott Moe became Premier

SASKATOON - Today, the Official Opposition responded to new workforce data from the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI). The most recent data shows that doctors and nurses have been leaving rural Saskatchewan communities in droves since Scott Moe became Premier in 2018.

Moe’s Justice Minister appoints her constituency president to ‘independent’ commission

Opposition NDP calls on Moe’s Minister to scrap all commissioner appointments

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Human Rights Critic Jennifer Bowes and Ethics and Democracy Critic Meara Conway put Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre on blast for appointing another Sask. Party insider to the ‘independent’ human rights commission.

Moe Gov’t Quietly Authorizes $757M in Spending Amid Fiscal, Ethical Concerns

Wotherspoon calls for transparency and immediate release of 3rd quarter financial report 

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon called for transparency after the Moe government quietly authorized $757M in new spending a month before the budget, bypassing scrutiny. The spending blitz comes amid questions about ethics and serious financial mismanagement.