SASKATCHEWAN ECONOMY UNDER SCOTT MOE FALLING BEHIND WHILE COSTS KEEP RISING

Families Keep Paying More For Groceries, Rent, Power, Insurance And Basically Everything Else
MOOSE JAW — Carla Beck’s team has reached out to see if the Sask. Party needs any help pumping the tires on the tiny parade float it's rolling out for Saskatchewan’s middle-of-the-pack GDP growth last ye

However, judging by the government’s own communications products, the self-congratulation wagon is already fully inflated with hot air — it’s just too bad Saskatchewan families can’t afford a seat.

“Scott Moe is taking a victory lap while families are dealing with stagnant wages, higher grocery bills, higher rent and higher power bills every day,” said Kim Breckner, Shadow Minister for Trade & Export Development. “That’s the gap between the numbers he’s celebrating and the reality people are living.

“After nearly two decades in office, it shows how out of touch this government has become.”

Multiple times in recent weeks, the Sask. Party has pointed to Saskatchewan’s 2.2 per cent GDP growth in 2025 as proof its economic plan is working.

But, compared to the rest of the country, Saskatchewan ranked fifth — firmly in the middle of the pack, not leading it as their claims suggest. Over time, their record is weaker still.

Saskatchewan ranked eighth nationwide in growth over the past 10 years, seventh over eight years and sixth over five years.

Saskatchewan has seen the largest rent increase in the country over the past three years, with rents up 26.2 per cent since March 2023, according to Rentals.ca, while paycheques remain below the national average and the cost of groceries, gas, power and insurance continues to rise.

The 2026 Food Banks Canada Poverty Report Card gave Saskatchewan a D+ grade on poverty measures, finding that 26.7 per cent of Saskatchewan people live in food-insecure households. Even more troubling, the report notes Saskatchewan's stated deadline to cut poverty in half by 2025 has passed and child poverty sits at 27.1 per cent, the highest rate in Canada.

Beck’s team is calling on Moe to spend less time celebrating himself and more time on growing the economy and lowering costs for Saskatchewan families.

“Scott Moe wants people to admire pretty charts," Breckner said. “Carla Beck’s team is focused on the economy people actually live in.

“Under the Sask. Party, too many people are working harder and falling further behind.

“It’s time for change.”

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