Today Premier Moe gave a State of the Province address that completely ignored the health crisis that his government created.

The state of our province today is that Saskatchewan has the highest active case rate and the lowest vaccination rate in the country.
🧵[1/6] #skpoli
The state of our province today is that ICU patients are being medevac’d to Ontario while the Armed Forces are being flown in to provide care.

The state of our province is that more than 800 people have died from COVID, including 117 people lost in October alone.
🧵[2/6] #skpoli
All of this is happening because Scott Moe is putting politics ahead of Saskatchewan people’s lives, and all of this was ignored in Scott Moe’s address today.
🧵[3/6] #skpoli
Today’s bizarre address was a slap in the face to Dr. Shahab, to all the #SKHealthHeroes who have given so much.

It’s a slap in the face to those who lost someone to COVID and to people who are not able to access cancer care, surgeries and pediatric therapies.
🧵[4/6] #skpoli
Today, Scott Moe needed to announce limits on gatherings, more supports in our healthcare system, and a new health Minister to replace Paul Merriman.

The world is watching and Scott Moe is trying to change the channel.
🧵[5/6] #skpoli
The legislature resumes sitting in two days. The Official Opposition won’t let Scott Moe change the channel.

We will always put people first.
🧵[6/6] #skpoli

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22 Oct
Last night’s SK docs town hall had some hard truths to share. 🧵

We learned the devastating news that 3 children under 12 have died from COVID-19 in the province.

At 16% of the total child deaths in the country, this is by far the worst rate in Canada.
Cases and hospitalizations among kids have spiked dramatically since the SK Party sent kids back to school with no provincial public health measures.

We have the second lowest percentage of the eligible population (>12) vaccinated, the lowest overall population vaccination rate.
Sask continues to lead the country in cases and death rates last 14 days and test positivity is high and not declining.

Despite Moe claiming to the contrary, it was starkly stated:"SK is NOT in decline and rate of case production remains HIGH.”
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17 Dec 20
Shortstaffed. Crowded. Crumbling infrastructure. Four residents to a room.

There needs to be an inquiry into Extendicare Parkside long-term care home. Now.

Almost every single resident and staff member at Parkside has tested positive for #COVID19SK. Many have died. (1/7)
And let’s be clear: the conditions that caused this didn’t come out of nowhere.

Workers, residents, and family members have been pointing out the failure of the Sask. Party government to address urgent needs and dangerous conditions for a long time. (2/7)
The issues at Parkside have been → years ← in the making.

Let’s look at the government’s own CEO Tour Reports of this facility, starting back in 2013. (3/7)
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19 Oct 20
❗ WARNING: LONG THREAD, but it's important ❗ In 2017, the #SaskParty cut #STC, leaving thousands of people across our province stranded. 🚌

Since then, I've heard so many stories from folks who have been left in bad situations because of this dangerous cut: (1/6)
🏥 seniors who can't get to medical appointments
👍 rural and Northern people who are forced to hitchhike
🚗 low-income folks who struggle to afford a car
🌾 farmers who can't get parts sent out (2/6)
♿ people with disabilities who lost their independence
🚌 small businesses that can't get affordable shipping
🏫 young people away for school who can't get home #sasked (3/6)
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19 Oct 20
Scott Moe has shown us he can't be trusted. But don't take it from me...just look at his record. During the last #skpoli election, the Sask Party promised there would be no cuts or sell-offs. But when the election was over, they:

➡️ cut $54 million from classrooms (1/4) #sasked
➡️ cut $25 million from universities
➡️ cut 90 healthcare workers in #YXE & #YQR
➡️ sold off STC, leaving thousands stranded
➡️ had dozens of meetings to try to sell SaskTel and SGI
➡️ and much more* (2/4)
We don't have to accept a government that says one thing and does another. It's time to stop Scott Moe's dangerous cuts and choose a government that invests in people.

It's time for change, Saskatchewan. 🛑✂️🛑✂️🛑 (3/4)
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25 Sep 20
WARNING - long thread. But as a doctor, I care deeply about health care, and I have something to say.

#skpoli #healthcare #NDP2020
People in Saskatchewan have a very clear choice in front of them: Four more years of deep cuts that hurt people, or an NDP government that will put people first by making the investments a full recovery depends on.
Cuts and neglect, or investments in people. And this choice couldn’t be clearer when we think about our rural healthcare.
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21 Sep 20
I’m happy to announce today that an NDP government will reverse years of Sask. Party cuts to school-based supports and will make children’s mental health a priority in Saskatchewan.

#skpoli #saskatchewan #peoplefirst

saskndp.ca/invest_in_ment…
Scott Moe’s government has failed to support vulnerable students. I’ve heard from too many parents and teachers worried about how this pandemic is impacting their kids’ mental health. Young people have been through so much in the past months, and supports were already inadequate.
It’s way past time to invest in students and give them the support they need now and good skills for the future.
Under my leadership, an NDP government will invest $5 million to hire 50 mental health nurses to work in schools across Saskatchewan and an additional $5M to work...
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