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Response from McMorris to B.C. surgeries
Posted: January 11, 2010
Sask. Party Health Minister Don McMorris claims he’s against paying a premium for out-of-province surgeries in British Columbia. So why is he allowing his provincial task force to consider paying a premium on healthcare as an available option to reduce growing surgical wait times in Saskatchewan?
From Boom to Bust in two years
Posted: December 7, 2009
When Brad Wall became the Premier, there were billions of dollars in the province’s bank account and the economy was strong. After just two years of the Wall government, we now have a deficit of $1 billion and we’re in a recession. See our latest province-wide mailing for more informatio
Bill Boyd's Court Documents
Posted: November 23, 2009
The Wall government has tabled legislation to make public any criminal record checks for individuals running for elected positions at the  municipal level. Following this to the logical conclusion, if it is good for politicians at the municipal level, why not at the provincial level too? When
More Details Emerge on Hodgins Auctions Deal
Posted: March 26, 2009
NDP Government Services critic Kevin Yates continued his attack on the Sask Party today over the process used to award government contracts for surplus vehicle auction services. It was revealed yesterday that Hodgins Auctions – operated by former Grant Devine Cabinet Minister Grant Hodgins – was g
NDP Questions Used Vehicle Auction
Posted: March 25, 2009
NDP Government Services Critic Kevin Yates today questioned the process behind a recent auction of used government vehicles involving Hodgins Auctioneers Inc. Grant Hodgins was a cabinet minister in the government of Grant Devine. “Was this auction of used government vehicles tendered?” Yates a


Pat Atkinson
Saskatoon Nutana
Pat Atkinson was born in Biggar. She graduated from high school inSaskatoon...

Under the Wall government, Masters and PhD students do not qualify for benefits in the Graduate Retention Program?

"In Opposition, I could say just about anything I wanted; and I did on a lot of occasions for 12 years... When you're the Minister, you're responsible and you have to do it right"

- Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud

Wall Government provides little relief in health care crisis...
March 13, 2010
While the number of perfusionists in the province hasn't been increased in the last decade, their workload has. The number of cell-saver procedures, where blood is washed and purified for transfusions, has increased from 47 in 1998 to more than 560 in 2008...-The Leader-Post