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THEN AND NOW

How times change...

"...this isn't a clean source of power. It's probably the dirtiest..."
-Lorne Calvert, former NDP premier, 2003

 

"I think that we indicated very clearly that we were looking at all options including a nuclear reactor."
-NDP MLA Pat Atkinson, 2008

THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR

NDP stuck in reverse on labour issues

Wood River MLA Yogi Huyghebaert's member statement from Monday, May 5, 2008:

"Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, Mr. Speaker, shortly after the last election the editor of the NDP's newsletter The Commonwealth wrote a scathing article outlining the NDP government's numerous failures that led to its defeat in the 2007 election."

For more, click here.

 

Holodomor

Premier Brad Wall and many other SaskParty MLAs took part Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in a special ceremony marking the Ukrainian genocide, Holodomor.  Between 1932 and 1933, millions of Ukrainians lost their lives in an act of genocide committed by the regime of Joseph Stalin.

For a full size picture, click here.

 

Spring Session

The spring sitting of the legislature is now underway.  The assembly sits daily from Monday to Thursday.  Question Period takes place at approximately 2 p.m. (M-W) and 10:30 a.m. (Th).  Watch the proceedings live here.

THE BIG PAYOFF

Fodey rewarded for being NDP fall guy

May 10, 2008

Your SaskParty MLAs are calling on the NDP to foot the entire bill for their former caucus chief of staff's rich severance package.

For being the fall guy in the NDP Fraud Scandal, Jim Fodey will receive $113,511 in public money.

The NDP have always maintained Fodey RESIGNED.   Under legislative rules, only people TERMINATED WITHOUT CAUSE are eligible for a severance package.

"There should be no severance package if he resigned. [...] Now it simply looks like it's a payoff for him being the fall guy," said Government Services Minister and Cannington MLA Dan D'Autremont.

For more, click here.

THE END OF THE ANTI-NUKE ERA

SaskParty looking to the future, NDP stuck in the past

May 8, 2008

Nuclear is back on the table.

Ontario-based Bruce Power has approached your Saskatchewan Party government about building a nuclear power plant here.

Talks are in the very early stages, but the safety of Saskatchewan citizens is our government's number one priority.  Extensive public consultations would have to be held.  Transparency is of the utmost importance.

For decades, pro-NDP anti-nuke radicals have prevented Saskatcheawn from realizing the potential of the province's nuclear riches.

For a great editoral on the end of the anti-nuke era, click here.

This editorial says it's an idea whose time has come.  Click here.

SIX MONTHS OF WORKING FOR FAMILIES

SaskParty government elected six months ago today

May 7, 2008

It was six months ago today the people of Saskatchewan chose to give the Saskatchewan Party the privilege of governing the province.

In the campaign leading up to the November 7, 2007 election our government made many promises that would improve the quality of life for Saskatchewan families.

We promised to fix infrastructure.  In our Ready For Growth budget we announced a $1 billion to build and fix highways, hospitals, and schools.   Your family will be able to get to your destination safely and access the most modern healthcare.

We promised to cut property taxes, putting money back into the pockets of taxpayers and making home ownership more affordable.  We provided $152 million for property tax relief.

A loved one battling cancer is one of the biggest challenges a family can face.   Our government promised to help.  We are fully funding the cancer drug, Avastin.

Your Saskatchewan Party government is spending $500,000 on lunch and child hunger programs in community schools.  No one's child should go hungry.

For a complete list of the Promises Kept, click here.

NDP VOTE AGAINST RETAINING YOUTH

Opposition send negative message to post-secondary grads

May 7, 2008

In a stunning show of disrespect to the youth of Saskatchewan, NDP MLAs voted against the Saskatchewan Party government's Graduate Retention rebate program.The program provides tax rebates of up to $20,000 to post-secondary graduates who agree to work in Saskatchewan.

It recieved third reading and was passed Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

In a mean-spirited show of partisanship, NDP MLAs voted against a program that will allow many graduates to choose Saskatchewan as the place they will build careers and families.

For more, click here.

WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR NEW LABOUR LEGISLATION

Who are the NDP speaking for?

May 5, 2008

A Sigma-Analytics poll commmissioned by the Regina Leader-Post shows support for your Saskatchewan Party government's new labour legislation ranges from "moderate" to "exceptionally good."

In a telephone survey of 510 people done in late April, 70 per cent supported the provision contained in Bill 5 - The Public Service Essential Services Act which states management and the union should be required to negotiate in advance which jobs are to be maintained in a strike.

75 per cent of survey respondents supported the idea of a secret ballot vote on whether or not to have a union, a key component of Bill 6 -  The Trade Union Amendment Act, 2007.

The survey also indicated that there is strong support for the proposed legislation within union households, which begs the question: who are the NDP speaking for?

By fighting tooth and nail against these changes, the NDP have shown once again they are disconnected from the people of Saskatchewan and have no vision for the future.

Essential services legislation balances public safety and the right to strike.   The amendments to the Trade Union Act make the workplace more democratic.   Both pieces of legislation are expected to pass before the end of the spring sitting of the Saskatchewan Legislature, May 15, 2008.

For more, click here.

NDP VIOLATE PRIVACY OF SASKATCHEWAN PEOPLE

April 29, 2008

Some former NDP cabinet ministers are breaking the law and violating Saskatchewan people's privacy.

All former Ministers are required by law to archive ministerial correspondence they have received in their capacity as Ministers, including private letters from Saskatchewan citizens.

This is because all of the letters and correspondence received by Ministers is the property of the Crown, not of individual Ministers. 

Most former NDP Ministers have failed to do so.

For more click here.

NDP MLA Frank Quennell

NO APOLOGY FROM FRANK QUENNELL

April 29, 2008

Former NDP Justice Critic Frank Quennell refuses to apologize for an allegation concerning current SaskParty Justice Minister Don Morgan.  

Morgan requested the apology Monday at the provincial legislature because of comments Quennell made in connection with the NDP Fraud Scandal. 

Last Thursday Quennell claimed Morgan was "very involved" when the SaskParty received the police files that blew the fraud scandal wide open.

For more click here.


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