Saskatchewan NDP Caucus

Beck calls on Moe to cut the gas tax

Pausing the provincial gas tax would cut costs and save Saskatchewan families 15 cents per litre, more than the 14 cents carbon tax

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and the Saskatchewan NDP called on the Moe government to suspend the provincial gas tax. The policy would lower costs and immediately put money back into people’s pockets.=

Saskatchewan students face second highest tuition in the country

Since Scott Moe took office, tuition costs for students have increased by 22.9%

Regina — Newly released numbers from Statistics Canada today shows that Saskatchewan has the second highest undergraduate tuition in Canada at $9,232.

BECK: Scott Moe and Sask. Party spent the summer targeting teachers and vulnerable students rather than fixing problems in education

With Scott Moe in charge, parents are paying more and getting less.

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Education Critic Matt Love called out the Sask. Party government for again failing to address growing class sizes and complexity prior to students returning to class this Fall. 

Q1 report shows Sask. Party squanders windfall revenues, withholds cost-of-living relief

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon blasted the Sask. Party government for failing to step up and provide cost-of-living relief during a time of revenue strength.

Vacancy rates for Sask. Housing in Regina skyrocket as city deals with rising homelessness

Regina vacancy rates for social housing have increased 474%; 1084% for seniors housing in the last decade

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Opposition Housing Critic Meara Conway released newly obtained documents from the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation that show that vacancy rates for social housing have skyrocketed under the Sask. Party while municipalities across the province have been sounding the alarm about rising homelessness. 

Another leaked SHA memo shows major ICU closure despite lack of public notice

Communities and local healthcare workers now forced to create Facebook pages to inform residents of closures

REGINA - Today, Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love released a newly leaked SHA memo showing that the Battlefords Union Hospital ICU has been closed for weeks. They condemned the government for their continued lack of transparency on hospital closures, forcing communities and healthcare workers across Saskatchewan to create Facebook groups and pages to inform local residents of community closures