Today’s release of SGI’s Annual Report made it very clear that SGI is a valuable Crown Corporation that benefits its owners – all Saskatchewan people – with not only jobs and low rates but also excellent annual dividends.
It’s clear that the Sask. Party’s attempts to negotiate the sale of SGI – 16 meetings so far – are not in the best interest of Saskatchewan people.
The Sask. Party was again working against the best interest of Saskatchewan people when they raised the PST and then slapped it onto all insurance premiums.
So, while SGI worked to keep their rates low, the Sask. Party hiked the cost of getting insurance.
Here’s a look at some examples of what this Sask. Party tax grab will mean for Saskatchewan people:
|
|
Rate |
Sask. Party PST Hike |
|
2011 Pick-up Truck |
~$1,350 |
$ 81 |
|
2015 Mini-Van |
~$1,334 |
$ 80 |
|
2012 Family Sedan |
~$1,382 |
$ 83 |
|
2015 Motorcycle |
~$2,842 |
$ 171 |
|
House in Regina |
~$1,900 |
$ 114 |
|
5,000 Acre Farm |
~$100,000 |
$ 6,000 |
|
Small home-based business in Weyburn |
~$2,200 |
$ 132 |
|
Life insurance for 45 year old man |
~$1,500 |
$ 90 |
|
HealthInsurance for 45 year old man |
~$1,740 |
$ 104 |
Records show former Sask. Party Finance Minister lobbied for Calgary surgery scheme on behalf of a major Sask. Party donor
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition grilled the Premier and his Minister of Health after the Minister misled the public, claiming that he had not been lobbied by a former Sask. Party MLA when Saskatchewan's official lobbyist logs show the exact opposite.
Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital short 15 pediatric specialists
REGINA - Today, the Official Opposition and concerned parents sounded the alarm on Premier Scott Moe’s failing healthcare staffing plan. The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital is short at least 15 pediatric specialists, forcing families to travel to Toronto for basic care.
REGINA - According to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Saskatchewan people face the longest average wait times in Canada for knee and hip procedures for the fifth consecutive year.
Scott Moe retains the worst jobs record in all of Canada since he took office in 2018
REGINA - The latest Statistics Canada report shows that, after six years in office, Premier Scott Moe still has the worst jobs record in all of Canada as the province loses 6,000 jobs, all of them full-time, in March.