SASK. PARTY FAILS TO KEEP PEOPLE HERE AS PROVINCIAL POPULATION DECLINES FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 20 YEARS

Scott Moe Downplays Failures As Cost-of-Living Crisis, Stagnant Economy And Failing Healthcare Force People Out of Saskatchewan

REGINA – Scott Moe’s widespread failures to lower costs, create jobs and fix healthcare are driving people out of Saskatchewan and keeping others from coming here as the provincial population has declined for the first time in nearly 20 years.

New data released from Statistics Canada shows that Saskatchewan’s population declined by 725 people in the fourth quarter. When excluding the COVID-19 pandemic period, this marks the first reduction in population since the second-quarter of 2006.

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Moe tried to downplay the devastating drop to AllSaskatchewan by pointing to federal immigration policy changes. However, population growth had been stalling long before those changes. Saskatchewan has had a net negative outflow of people to other provinces — more than 52,000 residents total — in nearly every quarter since 2018, the year Moe became Premier.

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“The Premier fails to do his job and then can’t even own up to it,” said Carla Beck, Saskatchewan NDP Leader. “We hear everyday about people fleeing Saskatchewan for other provinces because they’re fed up with the staggering cost-of-living and the continual cost hikes piled on by the Sask. Party. They’re sick and tired of healthcare here being last in all of Canada. And, let’s face it, we’re not creating nearly enough jobs — Scott Moe’s job creation record has been among the worst in the country since he took office in 2018.”

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The Saskatchewan NDP has already launched a new consultation called “Your Future Your Say.” It’s focused on engaging young professionals, students, labour groups, and key industry players on what the provincial government can do to keep people living here and how to attract new talent. Earlier this week, Scott Moe’s Sask. Party Caucus issued a news release mocking that consultation.

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“This is a sad excuse for leadership, but it’s what we’ve come to expect from an 18-year-old Sask. Party government that’s long past its best-before date,” Beck said.

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“I love this province and I know so many people out there love it too, and they’re looking for hope and a reason to stay. We’re going to give that to them.

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“I want my own kids to build a life right here and have all the opportunities they deserve. We will get back to being the place to be, not the place to be from — that’s the future a Saskatchewan NDP Government will build.”

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