The province’s Legislative Assembly unanimously passed Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck’s motion to oppose the closure of the RCMP Depot. Beck’s motion stated that the Assembly opposes any plan for changes to RCMP training that involves the closure of the Depot Division in Regina and the loss of more than 500 jobs. “The RCMP Depot […]
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to provide “Growth That Works for Everyone” after unveiling its 2023-24 provincial budget. The province is set to see a surplus of $1 billion with revenue of $19.7 billion due to $9.6 billion in taxation revenue, a $1.5 billion increase with Corporate Income, Personal Income and Provincial Sales Tax […]
As Saskatchewan residents continue to feel the pressure of the rising cost of living, the province’s two main political parties are calling for a pause to a scheduled pay increase. Saskatchewan MLAs see their salaries adjusted every April 1 based on a formula tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). According to Statistics Canada, the […]
The MLA’s are getting back into their seats at the legislature, as the house resumes sitting. First up, a budget. The provincial government is expected to introduce its budget on Wednesday, March 22nd, With revenues higher, and awash in new federal health dollars it will be interesting to see how the Sask Party Government decides […]
The Official NDP Opposition is gearing up for the upcoming session to begin on March 6. According to Carla Beck, Leader of the Opposition, her crew and herself have racked up over 50,000 km on her car during the NDP’s outreach mission of traveling across the province and meeting with businesses, local leaders, and residents […]
The Saskatchewan NDP says Saskatchewan is losing people to other provinces at a high rate. Leader Carla Beck notes hundreds of health care workers have left Saskatchewan in the last year for other provinces, and it needs to stop. “Anyone who grew up here knows that Saskatchewan has the potential to be the best place […]
It wasn’t the increase the premiers were asking for, but it was an increase. Canada’s premiers formally accepted an offer from the federal government for billions in additional healthcare funding but say they will also insist the money continue to flow for more than ten years. The deal amounts to an additional $46 billion from […]
Local leaders and healthcare workers are feeling left out of healthcare decisions. That is the message from the Offical Opposition two weeks into their Health Solution Tour. Health Critic Vicki Mowat calls on the government to bring back the Community Health Advisory Networks that were dismantled when the health regions amalgamated into the single Saskatchewan […]
The Official Opposition NDP announced the commencement of the Healthcare Solutions Tour with Opposition Health Critic Vicki Mowat and Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love. This tour will see the critics travel across the province to meet and consult with healthcare professionals, patients, and local leaders to discuss the issues they’re seeing first-hand and […]
Indigenous leaders across Saskatchewan joined the NDP in calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to stop the sale of Crown land and improve its consultation process. On January 31, the Ministry of Agriculture is set to host an online auction to lease Crown land for agriculture purposes. The highest bidder will receive parcels of the […]
