“You can’t fix a problem if you can’t even admit that there is a problem. The Wall government keeps denying the reality of job loss in Saskatchewan. It’s time they put down the pom poms and developed a real economic plan to help deal with Saskatchewan’s growing unemployment problem,” Broten said.
Statistics Canada reports that Saskatchewan’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for January was 4.7 percent, which is up from 4.2 percent in January of last year. There were 27,200 people unemployed in Saskatchewan during January, 2,600 more than the number unemployed in January of 2009. Job losses among young people have been significant. There were 4,900 fewer people from the 15-24 Age Group working in January of 2010, compared to January of 2009.
Broten said that the Wall government continues to fail Saskatchewan people by sitting back while thousands more join the ranks of the unemployed. “The Wall government has shown zero economic leadership," Broten said. "At a time when thousands of people are losing their jobs, they chose to cut millions of dollars from training and employment programs because they don't know how to balance a budget. The Wall government created this budget mess, but they refuse to take responsibility for their actions. Instead, they're asking unemployed workers to pay the price for their historic budget blunder."
Broten pointed to the irony of Brad Wall jetting off to the Olympic Games, where he has spent over $7 million on a temporary pavilion. "Saskatchewan people deserve better. Workers in this province deserve leadership that is willing to recognize a concern and take action, instead of endless self-promotion," Broten concluded.
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- Saskatchewan Party MLA for Cannington and Government House Leader, Dan D'Autremont
Saskatchewan Party flyer raises concerns...
March 11, 2010
A flyer put out by a Saskatchewan Party constituency association that used a picture of the twin towers burning on Sept. 11 to advertise a party fundraiser prompted an apology from the premier and one of his top ministers Wednesday. An April 11 fundraising dinner for Martensville constituency association features a speaker New York fire chief Richard Picciotto, who had been trapped in the north tower that day in 2001 when terrorist acts caused the tower's destruction and the death of nearly 3,000 people, including 341 firefighters and 23 police officers. The event is a pig roast, with those words featured on the flyer over top the flames coming from the building. -The Vancouver Sun
