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.
Sask. Party now charging patients for emergency room parking
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.
FOI reveals no local ambulance available +1,100 times
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.
Dubai climate change retreat most expensive trip in Saskatchewan History
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.
$138 million healthcare scheduling software still broken one year on
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.
WORKERS FRONT OF MIND IN NEW SASK. NDP BILL
Official Opposition Labour Critic introduces the Saskatchewan Employment (Fairer Workplace, Better Jobs) Act
REGINA - Late yesterday, Opposition Labour Critic Nicole Sarauer introduced Bill 613 - The Saskatchewan Employment (Fairer Workplace, Better Jobs) Act. The Act would notably strengthen workplace protections and increase fairness for workers currently struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.