Today’s provincial budget by Scott Moe failed to invest in fixing Saskatchewan public services, his health care crisis or his broken education system. Scott Moe has shown Saskatchewan people that his promises to focus on health care and affordability were not worth the paper they were printed on.
“We called on Scott Moe to use his budget as an opportunity to keep his word and fix his education crisis and his broken health care system. He has failed to do so.” said Kent Peterson, president of CUPE Saskatchewan. “Just because Scott Moe has given up on fixing our health care system doesn’t mean we’re giving up. Hard working health care workers have gone over three years without a raise and that is unacceptable. We’re going to keep fighting for the workers of Saskatchewan.”
Scott Moe’s budget failed, once again, to make investments to address understaffing and retention in health care, provide learning supports to children in the classroom, or add capacity to Saskatchewan’s long-term care system. The provincial budget also failed to invest in public services that have suffered from years of cuts and privatization.
“Scott Moe’s inaction on the tariff war has meant uncertainty for workers and their families,” added Peterson. “Saskatchewan deserves the certainty of hospitals, schools, and strong public services when they need them. We need public investment, not cuts.”
CUPE Saskatchewan’s 31,000 members provide services in health care, education, municipalities, universities, community-based organizations, childcare, libraries, boards and agencies, and social services.