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Moe promises to make life more affordable for adults with disabilities

The first week of the Saskatchewan Party’s campaign for re-election was focused on affordability and cost of living. This week, the party continued to roll out a plan to make changes to tax benefits.

Yesterday, Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe announced that a re-elected Saskatchewan Party government would make life more affordable for persons with disabilities and their caregivers by increasing the Disability Tax Credit, the Caregiver Tax Credit and the income exemption limit under the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program.

Speaking in the riding of The Battlefords, Moe said, “The Saskatchewan Party wants to make Saskatchewan the best place in Canada for persons with disabilities. Our government created the SAID program, and we provide the Disability Tax Credit and the Caregiver Tax Credit for that reason.  Now, we want to increase these benefits to make life more affordable for persons with disabilities.”

The Saskatchewan Party will increase the Disability Tax Credit for adults, the Disability Tax Credit Supplement for persons under 18 and the Caregiver Tax Credit for families who care for adult children or a parent with a disability by 25%. This will increase the benefit from each of the three credits by $286 annually before inflation.

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Beck reiterates plan to invest over $1 billion in healthcare, flags new report

On Tuesday, NDP leader Carla Beck was in Regina to talk about her plan to invest in health care.

Beck said, “This election, you have a choice. We can ensure that our loved ones are getting the care they deserve. We can invest in hiring more health care workers and rebuild our health care system.”

Beck flagged a report by SGEU on the “widespread issue of short-staffing” at the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. Part of Beck’s plan is to have a nurse task force and hire more frontline staff.

Beck said, “Today we see in black and white that not only is there a problem, not only have the Saskatchewan Party ignored the solutions put forward by health-care workers — people are literally dying without getting the treatment they need."

The NDP took the message to social media, blaming the Saskatchewan Party for the delays.

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Weekes says he will vote for NDP, accuses MLA of inappropriate language

Former Saskatchewan Party MLA for Biggar-Sask. Valley and Speaker of the Saskatchewan Legislature Randy Weekes is once again making noise as he exits politics. Weekes was defeated in a Saskatchewan Party nomination race last December.

Weekes has been active on Twitter over the past number of weeks re-posting NDP announcements, candidates, and messages of good luck to various NDP candidates.

Weekes confirmed his endorsement of the NDP leader this week in clear language:

Weekes also alleged that two-term incumbent MLA and Saskatchewan Party candidate for Saskatoon Westview David Buckingham used a ‘racially inappropriate slur related to a black person."

In a statement, Buckingham acknowledged his wrongdoing and apologized. "There was one occasion where I repeated a racially inappropriate word, as I was recounting a story of another individual using that word. That was wrong and I should not have used that word, regardless of the context. I immediately apologized to caucus staff, realizing it was a wrong thing to say, and then apologized to my caucus colleagues at the first opportunity."

Weekes said a caucus staff member told him she overheard Buckingham use the racial slur referencing a Black person. Weekes said the woman, who is Black, was traumatized and reported Buckingham to human resources. “She later quit, her responsibilities were downgraded," Weekes said, adding the woman doesn't want to speak publicly.

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Freeland says prorogation not on the table amid dysfunction

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government will not prorogue the house amid procedural chaos in Ottawa.

At a news conference today she gave a concise "no" when asked if the Liberals were talking about proroguing, which would immediately end the current session until the government returns with a new throne speech.

Parliament is now in an eighth straight sitting day of debating a Conservative motion related to a demand for the Liberals to provide unredacted documents about misspending at a now-defunct green technology fund.

Prorogation of Parliament results in the termination of a session. Parliament then stands prorogued until the opening of the next session. Like the summoning and dissolution of Parliament, prorogation is a prerogative act of the Crown, taken on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Parliament is actually prorogued either by the Governor General (or Deputy of the Governor General) in the Senate Chamber, or by proclamation published in the Canada Gazette. When Parliament stands prorogued to a certain day, a subsequent proclamation (or proclamations) may be issued to advance or defer the date.

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Sask. Party launches another attack on NDP candidates

The Saskatchewan Party has launched another attack on NDP candidates in a video posted to social media.

The attack ad is centered around the issue of the economy and taxes, claiming certain NDP candidates may be sympathetic to raising taxes if elected.

The ad starts by saying, “The radical NDP would crash our economy. Just ask their candidates who are calling for increased taxes.” The video shows various NDP candidates along with statements they have made. The video claims Aleana Young (Regina South Albert is in favour of raising taxes by $850, claims NDP candidate Nicole Sarauer (Regina Douglas Park) wants to increase taxes to cover lawyer expenses, and claims that Hugh Gordon (Saskatoon Silverspring) ‘doesn’t care’ if high tax policies chase away business.

The Saskatchewan Party has run a series of these ads and The SKoop will analyze the first week of ad spending from all parties later this week.

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