The spring session of the legislature came to an end today. It was a session that was marked by Sask. Party cuts, sell-offs, tax hikes, and overreaching power-grabs.
“The legislative session may have come to an end today but the devastating impacts of the Sask. Party’s cuts, sell-offs, tax hikes, and attacks will continue to hit Saskatchewan families and the most vulnerable,” said NDP Leader Trent Wotherspoon.
The Sask. Party has let down and attacked the people of Saskatchewan in so many ways, including:
“There are twice as many Saskatchewan people - 40,000 – looking for work than there was when the Sask. Party first took office, and in the last year alone, 5,600 full-time jobs were lost,” Wotherspoon said. “It makes no sense for the Sask. Party to be attacking the industries that help create jobs in the province and stimulate the economy, all while giving contracts to out-of-country companies to work on large projects like the Regina Bypass.”
In addition to standing up against the Sask. Party, the NDP caucus also brought forward a number of proposals to bring positive change to the province. While the Sask. Party refused to consider many of the proposals - including Wotherspoon’s own bill to get big money out of Saskatchewan politics – they did accept some criticisms and even adopted one of the three initiatives brought forward by the NDP to help curb Saskatchewan’s abysmal record on domestic violence.
Wotherspoon noted that there is still a lot of work to do in fighting against the Sask. Party cuts and to hold them to account.
“Our work does not stop with the ending of the session,” Wotherspoon said. “Our MLAs will be out across the province talking to Saskatchewan families and continuing to fight against the Sask. Party’s deceitful budget that is hurting Saskatchewan families and businesses.”
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