With the cost of living increasing and the resource sector seeing a boom, the NDP calls on the provincial Government to give Saskatchewan families a break. The NDP proposes a windfall profit resource surcharge to deliver a cost-of-living dividend to address the affordability crisis. The surcharge would add one per cent to the provincial resource […]
A Saskatoon man says he doesn’t know when he will be able to receive brain surgery due to staffing shortages that have left a necessary pre-op procedure unavailable. On Tuesday, Brennon Dulle and his wife Gillian were at the Saskatchewan Legislature. “I came here because I’ve had two strokes, two brain surgeries, and have severe […]
Canadians are split on how they feel about the NDP-Liberal confidence-and-supply agreement. New data from the Agnus Reid institute shows that 45 per cent of Canadians support the agreement, with 43 per cent opposed. While Canadians are split, Saskatchewan residents aren’t. Sixty-two per cent of Saskatchewan residents polled oppose the agreement, with just 27 per […]
The Offical Opposition Health Critic in Saskatchewan had a firsthand experience with some of the problems Saskatchewan’s healthcare system is having. Vicki Mowat went to the Emergency Room at the Regina Pasqua Hospital after having sharp pains in her abdomen. Mowat said before even seeing a doctor, she was told she would be in a […]
The Official Opposition feels that the 2022-23 budget deepens the affordability crisis and that the Sask. Party has lost touch with the needs of Saskatchewan families. This is due to no new relief measures, 32 new taxes and fees and no support for seniors or students who need support post-pandemic; this budget reveals a government […]
The Land of the Living Skies is having trouble keeping and attracting doctors. Over the last five years, the number of active practitioners (GP) in the province has decreased from 955 to 900. In that same timeframe, the number of licensed GPs has increased by 73. However, though a GP is licensed, that does not […]
Following one of the most deadly months of the pandemic in Saskatchewan, the Offical Opposition continued to ask the Government of Saskatchewan to reintroduce daily updates. From February 1 to February 26, a total of 142 people died in the province due to COVID-19. That made February the third deadliest month in the province, with […]
The Offical Opposition is asking the Government of Saskatchewan to provide some relief for Saskatchewan residents who are feeling a pinch in their wallets. Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon has called on the province to develop a Provincial Gas Price Relief Program with gas prices soaring. Though the sanction against Russia is significant, Saskatchewan residents shouldn’t […]
The first one in the pool, is Regina Lakeview MLA Carla Beck. Beck, flanked by MLA’s Trent Wotherspoon and Nicole Sauer announced her intention to run for the leadership of the Sask NDP. Beck invoked the spirit of Tommy Douglas during her announcement. “We have to give people a reason to hope again. Tommy Douglas […]
We are a few months away from finding out who will lead the provincial arm of the NDP. The party announcing today that their leadership conference will take place in June. The rules for trying to grab the top seat are simple. Candidates must be a member in good standing with the Saskatchewan New Democratic […]
