Decrying Saskatchewan’s high and rising number of kids in care and the fact that a growing majority of those kids are Indigenous, NDP Leader Ryan Meili joined with Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice-Chief David Pratt to challenge the Sask. Party’s failure to act on poverty, addiction and First Nations marginalization, and call on the Premier to introduce a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy and increased funding for mental health and addictions to address the root causes of the surge.
SASK. PARTY HEALTH MINISTER HANGS HIS OWN RIDING OUT TO DRY WITH HEALTHCARE CUT
THE BATTLEFORDS – While attending a Chamber presentation in The Battlefords, Shadow Seniors Minister Keith Jorgenson slammed Sask. Party Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill for cutting healthcare in his home riding.