The federal Liberal government brings down its first budget in two years on Monday. In November, a fall economic statement said the deficit would be at $381.6 billion by the end of this month, but many believe that number will be much higher when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the budget The fall economic statement […]
Jobs minister Jeremy Harrison and NDP jobs critic Aleana Young have had some heated exchanges during Question Period in this session of the Saskatchewan Legislature and Monday was no different. Young continued to hammer away on Harrison and the fact he seemingly has no plan to get Saskatchewan people back to work and that he […]
The provincial government is announcing an extension of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Training Subsidy from March 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021. In a release, Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison says the extension, which is an important tool to support Saskatchewan businessess during the pandemic, will give more businesses the chance to access the […]
The Saskatchewan NDP called out the province’s COVID-19 strategy, saying they failed to contain the spread and protect jobs. Their comments come after a StatsCan report showed Saskatchewan with the worst job record in the country. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says the StatsCan report, and the latest COVID-19 numbers have left the province in a […]
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 provincial unemployment rate stayed at 7.3 percent in March. While full-time employment fell by 1,900 positions in March, there were 1,900 part-time jobs created. Employment was up in health care, construction and social assistance while losses were recorded in the food services and accommodation sectors. When you go back a year ago to […]
The Saskatchewan NDP’s finance critic says many people in the province are “hanging on by a thread” when it comes to job loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Trent Wotherspoon made those comments on Wednesday afternoon after fellow NDP MLA Aleana Young noted during question period how over 23,000 people are unemployed in the province […]
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the provincial government to include a robust job plan in the upcoming budget. NDP Jobs Critic Aleana Young says the government needs to show real leadership during this second wave. “Rare press conferences, and word salads, are cold comfort to the people of this province,” said Young. “We don’t need […]
The opposition NDP is upset over the fact that they aren’t in the house debating issues, and that a third-quarter update has not yet been provided. Standing outside of the Saskatchewan Legislature on Wednesday, finance critic Trent Wotherspoon said the Premier is trying to sell the province a false bill of goods and it is […]
Saskatchewan no longer has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. Figures from Statistics Canada on Friday morning show the provincial rate is 7.3 percent in February which is up from a January figure of 7.2 percent. That puts Saskatchewan fourth behind Quebec, Manitoba and British Columbia. The numbers show 2,300 more people found work […]
