MLA Keith Jorgenson

@keithjorgenson.bsky.social

NDP MLA for Saskatoon Churchill Wildwood, father of three, teacher, business owner, and someone who loves the wild spaces.

The Sask Party voted down Bill 606, giving transparency to the people of rural Saskatchewan on when their hospital is open or closed. This bill would save lives. We keep asking when the Sask Party will listen, after 18 years it’s clear they won’t. We deserve better.

Happy Earth Day! Protecting our planet is not just the right thing to do to prevent climate change but is also the right economic decision. We deserve the Sask NDP Grid and Growth plan that will deliver lower cost electricity while protecting our rural way of life.

Today I spoke to Bill 606 brought forward by my colleague MLA Clarke that would force the government to notify when hospital service disruptions. I’m happy that the Sask Party supported our common sense legislation after denying that the lack of posting was dangerous. Proud of this team!

I had the chance to rebuttal the Sask Party’s plan to broaden the healthcare rural recruitment incentive to 9 more communities. Communities already helped by the incentive are still experiencing disruptions and still short hospital staff. The plan isn’t working. We need change.

The Sask. Party continues thier tirade of fiscal mismanagement- this time with another 800 million added to our debt this year, and a plan to return to surplus in 2030. We can’t afford paying more and more for this Sask Party Debt. We deserve better.

Stories like Cassie and Octavia’s are too common. Our healthcare system leaves people waiting sick. Our system is collapsing and all Scott Moe and the Sask. Party are doing is re-promising what they have for been for 18 years. Yet no actions have been made. It’s time for change Saskatchewan.

This week the Sask Party Introduced their Patient First Healthcare Plan… or rather, they re-introduced their plan from 2009. Their plan didn’t work then and it won’t work now. We need Big Bold Change in healthcare, not a recycled mess. It’s time for change.

Today, Scott Moe, and his team, refused to meet with hospital security officers who will be replaced by a new Sask. Party Policy. The minister of remote and rural health couldnt even look them in the eyes. These workers deserve to be treated better than they are by the Sask. Party.

No one should have to pay for life saving treatment. Sadly in our province this is a reality. I’ve had the chance to meet Tammy and understand in the best way I can, what her and her family have gone through. This should never happen. It’s time for change.

This week I spoke to the Illicit Drugs Act in the legislature. Throughout the numerous conversation myself, and my colleagues have had with members and organizations in communities across Saskatchewan have learned that people are frustrated with this Sask Party Government’s choices.

Quick Question: Which Premier has racked up more debt than any premier combined in Saskatchewan? That’s right, Premier Scott Moe has that honour! Scott Moe and the Sask Party are too fiscally irresponsible and Saskatchewan tax payers are the ones picking up the tab. We deserve better.

FACT CHECK: Scott Moe and Jeremy Cockrill would rather discuss 30 year old decisions than own up for their healthcare failures. Leaders are meant to be an example, but what we’ve learned from the Sask. Party is to deny any accountability on healthcare. They aren’t good leaders, we deserve better.

It is ridiculous to think that a fast food restaurant is open more often than a hospital in our province. Yet this is the truth under Scott Moe, Jeremy Cockrill, and the Sask. Party. We deserve a government than can manage better than a fast food chain.

With weapons being brought into healthcare workers place of work daily, the last thing they need is for the safety line hours to be reduced. everyone deserves a safe workplace, not a Sask party government that will cut services and put them in further danger. We deserve better than this .

Davidson’s healthcare services are breaking. An unreliable ER. Longer and more expensive ambulance rides. And volunteer firefighters working hard to fill the gaps the Sask. Party has left. We deserve better, It’s time for change.

The Sask. Party is ignoring the mental health and addictions crisis in Saskatoon and across Saskatchewan. The ripple effects hurt everyone. Even if you don’t personally have a connection to someone struggling, you’ve noticed that businesses you used to visit are no longer there.

It’ll take more than a spoonful to stomach the debt the Sask. Party has accumulated. Scott Moe’s choices continues to hit where it hurts, your bank account. What’s worse is the debt is continuing to rise. We simply can’t afford this.