SCOTT MOE HOLDS WORST RECORD ON HOMELESSNESS IN PROVINCE’S HISTORY

SASKATOON – Today, the Saskatchewan NDP cast a light on new data that shows Scott Moe’s horrible record on homelessness as the issue grows into a crisis in Saskatoon and city taxes are set to pick up the tab.

New data released this week shows that homelessness is up 30 per cent from last year in Saskatoon, with nearly 2,000 people estimated to be living on the streets. When Scott Moe became Premier, that number was 475 — homelessness has quadrupled since he became Premier.

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In 2008, only 260 people were living on the streets in Saskatoon, according to a University of Saskatchewan study conducted months after the Sask. Party first formed government.

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“The Sask, Party has stopped caring about the people of Saskatoon. Their track record proves it,” said April ChiefCalf, Shadow Minister for Housing.

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“Two thousand people are on the streets and hundreds are one big rent hike away from homelessness, while Scott Moe is actively making Saskatoon more unaffordable. We need rent control and we need it now.”

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A report tabled earlier this week by city officials identified the “provincial downloading” of housing and homelessness services as a major pressure on city finances.

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Saskatoon City Council is currently deliberating a 6.43 per cent hike to property taxes in 2026 and a 5.75 per cent hike the following year.

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“Scott Moe and the Sask. Party government are downloading their responsibilities and expenses onto municipal governments and local taxpayers, with zero concern about the consequences,” said Erika Ritchie, Shadow Minister for Municipal Affairs.

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“Moe has abandoned the people of Saskatoon– that’s exactly why we’re seeing homelessness and taxes skyrocket on his watch.”

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