The NDP says they have questions after a decision by cabinet to authorize $4.5-billion in public spending through a special warrant. As a result, Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon is saying it is time for Premier Scott Moe to recall the legislature and start answering questions on just where that money is going and if it indeed […]
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 […]
The province of Saskatchewan will unveil a plan on Thursday morning to re-open in five phases. On Wednesday night, Premier Scott Moe addressed Saskatchewan citizens live from his office at the Saskatchewan Legislature. Moe says he believes Saskatchewan can gradually allow businesses to re-open and get people back to work and that there are risks involved. […]
Premier Scott Moe will speak to Saskatchewan Wednesday night. Moe will talk about COVID-19, where we have been, where we are and where we are going when he delivers a provincial address that can be heard on 620 CKRM starting just after 6:00 p.m.. On Thursday, Moe will also reveal details about the government’s plan […]
Before the third weekend of April, Saskatchewan has one new case and one new presumptive case of COVID-19, bringing the total to 307 reported cases. A release on Friday’s numbers shows 75 of the 307 reported cases are considered active. There are 9 more people who have recovered, increasing the provincial total to 228. Six people […]
Canada’s premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau saying they do not want the Emergencies Act invoked over COVID-19. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe’s office said the letter was sent on behalf of all premiers and formalizes what they told Trudeau in a conference call. Moe’s office said in a statement that the […]
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 […]
After saying earlier in the week that he wanted COVID-19 tests in Saskatchewan to be increased at the provincial lab, Premier Moe announced Friday that the challenge had been met. Speaking during the government’s daily briefing on the pandemic, Moe said in the past 24 hours that more than 1,000 tests for the virus had […]
Just hours after unemployment numbers came out from Stats Canada saying roughly 21-thousand jobs were lost in March with more significant job losses expected in April’s report, the provincial government announced an emergency support program for small businesses. The $50 million dollar program will provide financial support to small and medium-sized businesses that have either […]
“I wake up each and every morning waiting for the latest numbers to come in just praying that there isn’t a death today.” That is what Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday afternoon as he spoke about the projections released by the Saskatchewan Health Authority on how COVID19 could impact Saskatchewan when it comes to deaths […]
