The NDP is again calling on the Saskatchewan government to give Covid-19 vaccine priority to teachers. Opposition critic Carla Beck says Regina schools have extended the temporary remote learning for another week for safety reasons. She wants teachers to be a priority for vaccination. Education minister Dustin Duncan says the health authority has found […]
Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Paul Merriman are both saying thanks, but no thanks to a request being made by provincial NDP leader Ryan Meili. During Question Period, Meili made the invite which he said comes from doctors in the ICU because healthcare workers feel their requests are not being heard so Moe needs […]
The NDP is again levelling sharp criticism at the SaskParty government over the re-opening of schools during the pandemic. Education critic Carla Beck says there have been numerous coronavirus outbreaks this month in 37 schools across the province. She says over 15 thousand people have been affected by such chaos. Education minister Dustin Duncan […]
The NDP is again condemning the Moe government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health critic Vicki Mowat says inaction and confusing changes have led to a failed strategy to battle the coronavirus. She says there is a pattern of refusing to take responsibility for failures to control COVID-19. Health minister Paul Merriman says the […]
The NDP continues with sharp criticism of the Moe government’s handling of the Coronavirus pandemic. Opposition health critic Vicki Mowat says both the personal and business restrictions and vaccine roll-out have been confusing. She says “These variants are highly contagious and far more harmful than the original COVID-strain. The facts on the ground are changing […]
Ottawa has announced 691 million dollars over 10 years to compensate supply-managed poultry and egg producers for Trans-Pacific partnership market concessions. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says an average chicken producer, with 448 thousand killos per year, will access up to 122 thousand dollars. An average turkey producer, with 302 thousand kilos per year, will access […]
The Saskatchewan government is welcoming Clean Seed Capital Group to the province. Clean Seed is setting up a plant in Saskatoon to assemble a high tech seeder for farmers. The province says Clean Seed will benefit from Saskatchewan’s Commercial Innovation Incentive program. The incentive offers tax breaks for corporations that commercialize their qualifying intellectual […]
The NDP is slamming the SaskParty government over job loss and the handling of COVID-19. Opposition leader Ryan Meili says inaction on the pandemic has led to the worst jobs record in Canada. He says no jobs have been created since February and 23 thousand lost jobs since the pandemic began. Premier Scott Moe […]
The NDP is criticizing the Moe government for sending mixed messages about the battle against COVID-19. Opposition leader Ryan Meili says there are contradictory comments coming from the Premier and Health minister about vaccinating health care workers. Meili says there are mixed messages and front-line workers are waiting for their vaccine. Premier Moe says vaccination […]
The provincial budget has a 23 million dollar increase in the agriculture ministry this year. The 387 million dollar budget is 6 percent higher than last year. The budget includes a 20.6 million dollar increase for business risk management programs like agristability and crop insurance. Business risk funding totals 265 million dollars, including record coverage […]
