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Don't Just Take Our Word For It — see for yourself what the media are saying about the Sask Party.
Ignoring the Needs of Saskatchewan Families Brad Wall promised accountability and transparency, yet the list of broken promises grows longer. You are Paying More Higher Cost of Living. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy reported in January 2010 that Regina has gone from being one of the most affordable cities in Canada to "moderately unaffordable" and Saskatoon is considered "seriously unaffordable" in less than three years. Higher Utility Rates. Under Brad Wall's leadership, SaskPower increased its rates by 8.5% in June 2009 and effective August 1st 2010, your SaskPower bill will go up by another 7.5% to 8.5%. In less than 14 months Saskatchewan residents will pay almost 20% more for their power. You are Getting Less Even after the boom of 2008, Wall's Sask. Party government created a $1-Billion summary deficit and dwindled the province's rainy day fund down to $700 million. The Wall Government's misleading billboards, radio and TV ads falsely declare Saskatchewan has seen a 'net benefit' under a Sask. Party government. If there really are 'two stories' in Saskatchewan's economy, "potash and everything else", then why is the Wall Government projecting a 2010-11 budget with a zero per cent increase to government ministries while aggressively cutting government programs and services to Saskatchewan's cities, town and rural areas? They Are Standing Up for Stephen Harper, not Saskatchewan Brad Wall's government claims to have a strong relationship with the federal Conservatives in Ottawa, however Harper's lukewarm reception to Wall's projects and 'feasibility studies' tell Saskatchewan taxpayers a different story.
They Are Trying to Make Saskatchewan more like Alberta On Environmental Standards and Regulations, Western Economic Partnership Agreement (WEPA) and other issues, the Saskatchewan Party government won't stop until they make Saskatchewan "Alberta's Twin".
The Saskatchewan Party: Wrong for Saskatchewan Families
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Health regions have announced that prenatal classes, breastfeeding support, and immunizations of school children will be suspended to give H1N1 vaccinations instead.
"It's not the most fun in the world and I can't say it's been the stellar week of my career but life goes on. (Gantefoer, after comments on the harmonized sales tax (HST) and on health user fees raised both as issues for the NDP and the media)"
- Minister of Finance, Rod Gantefoer
Wall's mandate letters to ministers illustrate a record of failure...
June 1, 2010
...the Opposition NDP said there's little that hasn't been seen from the government before and what is new carries some potentially disturbing implications. ...Yates said some of the outlined priorities - such as the reduction of surgical wait times to no longer than three months by 2014 - are slated to be fulfilled well after the next election. Others illustrate a record of failure, Yates said. He cited Environment Minister Nancy Heppner's orders to work to meet greenhouse gas targets and to negotiate a long-sought "equivalency agreement" with the federal government on the issue as examples. -The Leader-Post



