“This is a great province with so much potential, but our economy is going in the wrong direction,” said Carla Beck, Saskatchewan NDP Leader.
“After 20 years in power, the Sask. Party government is tired, out of touch and out of ideas. Saskatchewan people want change. They want their province moving forward again.”
The unemployment rate has risen 0.6 per cent to 5.6 per cent and the youth unemployment rate increased to a staggering 12 per cent and youth employment fell by 1,100 jobs.
Employment fell in the Swift Current-Moose Jaw economic region by 1,800 jobs. Employment Fell in the Yorkton-Melville economic region by 2,400. Employment fell in the Prince Albert and Northern economic region by 1,800 jobs.
This bad jobs news comes as Saskatchewan’s population is actually declining. Saskatchewan has experienced two quarters of population decline for the first time since 2007 outside the pandemic years, Statistics Canada has also recently reported.
“Power bills are up. The cost of coal is way up. And jobs, investment, and people are fleeing our province as a result,” said Kim Breckner, Saskatchewan NDP Shadow Minister for Trade and Export.
“Workers, farmers, and business owners need stability, predictability, and a partner in their provincial government.
“Saskatchewan has so much potential, but we will not get our province moving forward again with the same old out-of-touch government. It's time for a change.”
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Family Says Scott Moe is Failing Seniors And The Workers Who Care For Them
REGINA – A Regina woman whose elderly father was assaulted by another resident in his long-term care home came to the legislature Thursday to call on Scott Moe and the Sask. Party to provide more supports for residents and staff to ensure seniors receive safe, dignified care.
Sask. Party Also Continues To Hide Locations Of 30 Other Data Centres Touted In Government News Release
REGINA – Building on his well-earned reputation as the least transparent Premier in Canada, Scott Moe and his Sask. Party MLAs have a blocked a motion calling for the public release of the Memorandum of Understanding that locked in the controversial hyperscale AI data centre in Sherwood. Moe has also blocked the public release of the locations of the 30 other data centre applications that he bragged about previously in a Sask. Party news release.
Carla Beck’s Team Vows To Keep Fighting For Workers & Transparency
REGINA – Carla Beck’s team is slamming Scott Moe and the Sask. Party for clearing the way for a Donald Trump-backed hyperscale AI data centre just outside Regina while downplaying the impact of job-killing MAGA tariffs and constant threats by Trump to Canada’s sovereignty.