The Saskatchewan NDP are condemning what they call a failure by the provincial government to keep seniors safe from COVID-19. This comes after an outbreak at the Lakeview Pioneer Lodge in Wakaw, where 43 of the 44 residents tested positive for the virus, with four passing away as of Friday morning. Around 60 percent of […]
The Saskatchewan NDP are continuing to question the decision of Highways Minister Joe Hargrave, who travelled to California over the December holiday period to sell property. While people all over the province cancelled travel plans and missed their loved ones, it emerged on December 30th that Highways and Transportation Minister Joe Hargrave had travelled to […]
NDP MLA Aleana Young was part of a heartwarming story this fall when she became only the second person in history to bring a baby in the house at the Saskatchewan legislature. This was after she gave birth to her daughter Hara a couple days before she won the constituency of Regina University in the […]
Saskatchewan NDP agriculture critic Trent Wotherspoon is calling on the SaskParty government to sign on to fix the Agristability support program. Wotherspoon says Saskatchewan agriculture groups support the proposed federal enhancements and fixing agristability is important to producers, especially for the hard-hit livestock industry. He wants the SaskParty government to step up and support the […]
The Saskatchewan NDP has urged the Saskatchewan Party government to push Ottawa into sending the Canadian military to support the province’s long-term care homes affected by COVID-19 outbreaks. Matt Love, seniors’ critic for the NDP, said Monday that the provincial government has failed workers in long-term care who are overwhelmed by climbing COVID-19 numbers. Love […]
Four offenders and two staff members at the Regina Correctional Centre have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Wednesday, according to Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell. Providing the update to reporters on Thursday, the last day of the fall session at the Saskatchewan Legislature, she noted how the offenders that tested […]
COVID-19 was the main focus of the final day of Question Period Thursday, in particular the outbreak at the Extendicare Parkside home in Regina. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says he’s calling on the province to increase supports for long-term care homes, and asks why this wasn’t done at the beginning of the pandemic. “The government’s […]
The Saskatchewan NDP says they want to see “real support” for Saskatchewan’s businesses and employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Aleana Young, who serves as the economy and jobs critic for the official opposition, said the government is still giving mixed messages to the small business community ahead of the government’s December 17 deadline for […]
The Saskatchewan NDP has joined health care unions and the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour in calling for an expanded “hero pay” program for all frontline health care workers. Opposition Leader Ryan Meili said on Thursday morning that an extension into the second phase of the Saskatchewan Temporary Wage Supplement Program is needed since “hero pay” […]
The Saskatchewan Party government was grilled on the latest layoffs at EVRAZ in Regina during Question Period on Thursday. NDP leader Ryan Meili says the loss of close to 600 jobs at the steel mill could have been prevented, accusing the province of not standing up for those workers. Meili questioned where pipe for some […]
