Scott Moe Announces SaskParty Platform

Scott Moe met with SaskParty candidates today in Saskatoon to release the party’s full platform. Moe greeted candidates in front of Remai Modern while physically distanced and while wearing masks. He was then joined inside by candidates Donna Haurpauer (Humboldt-Watrous), Gord Wyant (Saskatoon-North West), Paul Merriman (Saskatoon-Silversprings-Sutherland), and Jim Reiter (Rosetown-Elrose) to reveal their platform.

Moe says they will be sending a copy of the platform to every resident in the province. The platform includes a balanced budget by 2024, something Moe says the NDP doesn’t have. Moe says the NDP plan to balance the budget includes a plan to make a plan to balance budget. He calls a plan to make a plan utter nonsense, saying the election is now and voters deserve to see an NDP plan, now. Moe says he wants voters to compare their record to that of the NDP’s. Part of the SaskParty’s platform calls for creating 100,000 jobs by 2030, while growing Saskatchewan another 1.4 million at the same time.

The total cost of the Saskatchewan Party platform is $93 million in the current fiscal year, $345.3 million next year, $205.3 million in 2022, $123.6 million in 2023 and $81.6 million in 2024.

Moe was asked multiple times if revenue projections fall short, if there be cuts made to balance the budget. He answered by saying the SaskParty is confident in the numbers they have put forward, they are confident in an economic recovery, he states the province is leading the national recovery and job numbers released recently show an increase of 8700 jobs in Saskatchewan. Moe claims these statistics have Saskatchewan at a 6.8% unemployment rate, saying Saskatchewan is above the national average and first among provinces and territories in Canada.

Moe says they are very confident in the revenue projections, and are confident with Saskatchewan being the first province to put forward a budget and four year plan during the pandemic.

See more about the SaskParty Platform here