University of Regina Political Scientist Jim Farney believes it is in the governments best interest to hold some sort of sitting this spring. Since the COVID-19 concerns in Saskatchewan began, the province has not held any sort of sitting, which is the longest stretch of any provincial government in Canada. Farney said the Sask Party and opposition […]
Following the unveiling of Saskatchewan’s plan to reopen the economy in the coming weeks, Sask. NDP leader Ryan Meili is now calling for the Saskatchewan Legislature to reconvene. The official opposition leader shared in his Friday afternoon statement that there needs to be some form of “democratic oversight” in order to hold Premier Scott Moe […]
Several doctors and nurses in Saskatchewan have returned to the front lines to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic after either retiring or stepping away from the profession. Another one to do so is provincial NDP leader Ryan Meili. The former family physician applied to renew his medical license in March after letting it expire in […]
Oversight and accountability is what Sask. NDP leader Ryan Meili wants to see when the provincial government is responding to COVID-19. On Friday, Meili shared that he wrote a letter to Premier Scott Moe making this request, saying “every plan can be improved with another set of eyes.” Meili has been urging Premier Moe to […]
The province’s NDP leader says now is not the time to consider relaxing some of the restrictions that we have had on us. Ryan Meili says clear and consistent messaging is needed right now. “There is a real risk that the message gets muddied.” Meili said on Wednesday before Moe announced that the province’s state […]
The Saskatchewan NDP wants the province to make sure staff at long term care and group homes are only working in one facility. Opposition Leader Ryan Meili says federal guidelines recommend cohorting which means grouping staff by ward or by facility. He points out that other provinces, like B.C, have already taken this step and […]
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to try and protect families from predatory lending, as well for banks to cut credit card interest rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon is asking for credit card interest to be capped at 11 percent, for short-term loans to be capped at […]
NDP Leader Ryan Meili called on the provincial government to make sure all hands are on deck to fight COVID-19. After the Saskatchewan Health Authority released projected numbers earlier in the day (Wednesday) predicting thousands of deaths in the province, Meili says the numbers are hard to take. Meili once again called on the provincial […]
The leader of the provincial NDP is once again calling for a united Saskatchewan front on the current impact COVID-19 is having in our province, and what the long-term effects it will have when normalcy returns to our lives. Meili said it’s okay for Premier Scott Moe to ask for help from outside sources, which […]
On Sunday, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili suggested that people should wear cloth masks when they are out in public to help combat the spread of COVID-19. He made an addition to his call on Monday by saying he’d like to see the Saskatchewan government and businesses in the province get involved to design, create […]
