Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Health Critic Vicki Mowat are calling on Premier Scott Moe and his Sask. Party Government to address the ongoing surgical backlog. According to the NDP, there are 36,000 Saskatchewan residents currently waiting for surgery. Beck says the provincial government isn’t making it a priority. “Since 2015, we’ve seen waitlists […]
The Saskatchewan Party government is squandering the boom, the official opposition is saying. Opposition leader Carla Beck and finance critic Trent Wotherspoon reacted to Tuesday’s announcement of the province’s financial picture at mid-year looking a little bit better than it did in the first quarter. Beck said that families are struggling to put food on the […]
The Canadian Bankers Association noted in a report issued this month that Saskatchewan is several times the national rate for mortgages in arrears, and leading the country. NDP Opposition Leader Carla Beck said families are having trouble putting food on the table, and the premier is plowing ahead and making life more expensive with energy […]
The Income Tax Affordability act was introduced at the Saskatchewan legislature today (Tuesday) But Opposition NDP leader Carla Beck said Saskatchewan’s $500 affordability cheques are not enough to help struggling families. “While these cheques are welcome…, the rollout leaves much to be desired,” said Beck in Question Period. “Many will see no relief at all, […]
There are cycles when it comes to elections. There is the post election celebration for some, and dejection. After that the parties start slowly building towards the next election as the cycle starts to move towards the top, and that’s where we are in in Saskatchewan. Think of it as a piston in an engine, […]
Saskatchewan saw mixed results from the Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey. The province had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada, dropping from 4.9 per cent to 4.1 per cent, though Stats Canada noted that was due to a drop in those looking for work. The unemployment rate in Regina dropped to 4.3 per cent in […]
NDP opposition leader Carla Beck announced the critic’s duties a few weeks ahead of the fall session of the Saskatchewan Legislature. Newly-elected MLA Nathaniel Teed is now the critic for Parks, Culture and Sport, Tourism, SLGA, SaskGaming and SGI. Trent Wotherspoon stays in finance, Matt Love is in rural and remote health, Aleana Young stays […]
The Opposition New Democrats held a media availability outside what was once a medical clinic to ask why the province spend part of its resource windfall – or even the COVID money given by the federal government – into health care. Health Critic Vicky Mowat wondered where health minister Paul Merriman has been in recent months. “And […]
The provincial government’s plan to reduce the surgical backlogs in Saskatchewan is facing opposition from NDP leader Carla Beck. Beck said the province has a surgical backlog that is greater now than at any time during the pandemic. The government announced a private surgery plan as part of an effort to reduce the backlog. Opposition leader Beck […]
After Finance Minister Donna Haupauer spent nearly $8,000 on a private plane to attend a chamber of commerce luncheon, the Offical Opposition calls the Government ‘out of touch.’ Harpauer took a chartered plane with Good Spirit Air Service on March 25, travelling 400 kilometres from Regina to North Battleford, with the flight costing $7,872.60. Sask. […]
