Saskatchewan NDP Leader, Ryan Meili is asking the government to come up with a clear, concise plan to address childcare concerns in the province during the COVID-19 outbreak. Meili says there needs to be a plan in place to help take care of children of health care workers because, by nature, they are more likely […]
Provincial NDP leader Ryan Meili says the state of emergency declared by Premier Scott Moe in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis is good to see, but he thinks it should have been done earlier. He is accusing the government of putting politics ahead of people by bringing down the budget estimates and having MLA’s […]
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili says it not the time to be focusing on a new budget, but rather on how the province is going to battle COVID-19 going forward. Meili says that the world has changed since the budget was finalized at the end of February, and it doesn’t make sense to propose a […]
The Saskatchewan Government released a scaled back version of its budget on Wednesday for the upcoming fiscal year. The province plans to spend $14.15 billion, which is an increase of 3.1%. No revenue forecast was provided at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting world markets. In a news release, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer […]
The opposition NDP wants quick response from the government when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 and to make sure Saskatchewan people are protected. Leader Ryan Meili is once again calling on the government to postpone tomorrow’s budget and act quickly to develop a plan that responds to what we are seeing and to […]
The provincial NDP is pushing the government to provide more clarity when it comes to Sunday’s release from the province about keeping schools open. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says it’s not clear yet from the government whether or not a single case of community transmission of COVID-19 would be enough to close down schools. The […]
NDP leader Ryan Meili called for regular daily updates from the province regarding COVD-19 at a press conference on Friday morning. Meili says information needs to be made available to support those who need to be tested or treated in a way that’s clear, obvious and high quality. Adding daily reports on the number of […]
Finance Minister Donna Harpauer is scheduled to bring down a provincial budget on March 18th. The NDP says with all that is happening globally because of COVID-19, there is no need for it to be delivered. Leader Ryan Meili says the budget isn’t worth the paper it is printed on because of what is happening […]
NDP leader Ryan Meili says Premier Scott Moe should be embarrassed by the actions of his education minister and that he should perhaps find another one. Meili made the statement Wednesday after Gordon Wyant made remarks about both the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and its president Patrick Maze. “If they don’t return, Mr. Speaker, then Pat […]
The leader of Saskatchewan’s NDP wants a two-week delay in the presentation of the provincial budget, but Premier Scott Moe says Finance Minister Donna Harpauer will bring the document down as scheduled on March 18th. Meili feels with the global impact of COVID-19 still strong that the consequences for Saskatchewan people haven’t really been felt […]
