September 1, 2010
Wyant gearing up for by-election in Saskatoon Northwest
With a vacant seat in Saskatoon Northwest, Premier Brad Wall will be calling a by-election for the constituency some time within the next six months. Gordon Wyant is the Saskatchewan Party's candidate for Saskatoon Northwest and he's getting his team in place in anticipation of a by-election call.
Wyant, who is currently a Saskatoon City Councillor (Ward 5), is a strong candidate who brings a wealth of experience to the table.
"I'm excited at the opportunity to be a part of Brad Wall's team and representing the people of Saskatoon Northwest," Wyant said. "From what we've been hearing in the constituency, people are happy with the Saskatchewan Party government's track record of moving Saskatchewan forward."
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Sask Party government monitoring potash situation
The recent bid by BHP Billiton for the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan has been front and centre in national and international media. Potash is a resource that belongs to the people of Saskatchewan. If anything changes with the status of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, our government is committed to ensuring our resource will continue to provide predictable and secure revenues to our province over the long haul.
Our government is also committed to guaranteeing the maximum in employment benefits to Saskatchewan families, while balancing the need to build on our efforts to make Saskatchewan attractive to investment. In the coming weeks, our government will be looking at the tools we have at our disposal to assure any future deal is in the best interests of Saskatchewan.
Surgical wait times continue to decrease
Your Saskatchewan Party government continues to make progress on reducing the amount of time Saskatchewan people are waiting for surgery, as well as increasing the number of surgeries that are performed in the province.
As of June 2010, 1,100 fewer patients are waiting for surgery in Saskatchewan than were at the same time last year. Provincially, the number of people waiting more than six months for those surgeries dropped by 24 per cent, while the number of patients waiting more than a year decreased by 31 per cent. Saskatoon witnessed even greater reductions – the number of people waiting longer than six months and one year dropped 59 per cent and 71 per cent respectively.
“We're happy when we see the wait times for hip and knee (surgeries) drop as much as they have been, and especially for the people who have been waiting a long time, for 18 months, some of those drops are satisfactory, but there's still a lot of work to do,” Health Minister Don McMorris said in a recent Regina Leader-Post article.
“A welcome innovation to cut surgical wait times”
This week, your Saskatchewan Party government announced that a number of publicly-funded knee and dental surgeries will now take place in a private surgical centre in Regina to further reduce waitlists, costs and the backlog of patients waiting for surgery.
McMorris stressed these surgeries will be provided within the public health system, there will be no fees for service and no queue-jumping. He also noted that thanks to lower overhead costs, the surgical centre in Regina will be performing the surgeries below cost of those performed in a hospital setting.
As expected, the NDP continue to be stuck in the past with tired, old rhetoric about how this will be the end of Medicare as we know it.
The editorial board of the Regina Leader-Post, on the other hand, calls the decision “a welcome innovation to cut surgical wait times." Today’s editorial states: “...We see no reason why private clinics shouldn't be used to help cut wait times. This is not 'privatization', but common sense.”
Your Saskatchewan Party government’s ultimate goal is that no Saskatchewan patient should have to wait longer than three months for surgical procedures by the end of 2014 – a far cry from the previous NDP administration that refused to set targets for fear it wouldn’t meet them.
More Coverage
Government Moves To Increase Surgical Capacity In Saskatchewan
A welcome innovation to cut surgical wait lists - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan Party Youth Retreat
Are you looking for an exciting event to kick off the school year? The Sask Party Youth is hosting its 2nd Annual Summer Youth Retreat at the Saskatoon Forestry Farm on Saturday, September 18. There is no charge for this event. The retreat will feature a number of presentations, policy discussion and debate about resolutions for next March’s Youth Convention. For more information or to register, please email retreat@saskpartyyouth.com.
In the news
Clinical trials should proceed: former researcher - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan still plans to fund trials for controversial multiple sclerosis treatment - Regina Leader-Post
Unwavering - Regina Leader-Post
Money for MS trials still on: Sask. - CBC
Province ponders funding - Regina Leader-Post
Upcoming Events
Thursday, September 2 - 7:30am & 12:30pm
Saskatoon Premier's Golf Tournament - Willows Golf and Country Club
Thursday, September 9 - 7:30pm
Yorkton Nomination Meeting - Yorkton Comfort Inn (22 Dracup Avenue)
Friday, September 10 - 6pm
Southwest Regional Premier's Dinner - Credit Union iPlex (Swift Current)
Friday, September 10 - 6pm
Prince Albert Northcote Constituency presents Sir Randolph of Albert Medieval Feast - Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club (Cosmo Room)
Sunday, September 12 - 11am-2pm
Annual BBQ in the Park with Darryl Hickie, MLA for Prince Albert Carlton - Kinsmen Park (Prince Albert)
Monday, September 13 - 6pm - 9pm
Regina Wascana Plains Constituency Fundraiser - Aspen Links Country Club (310 Emerald Park Rd, Emerald Park)
Tuesday, September 14 - 7:30pm
Saskatoon Sutherland AGM - Doc Hollandaise Meeting Room (#6-705 Central Ave)
Saturday, September 18 - 9:30am
2nd Annual Summer Youth Retreat - Saskatoon Forestry Farm (1903 Forest Dr)
Friday, September 24 - 5:30pm
Denim and Diamonds - Steak and Country Night - Confederation Inn Ballroom (3330 Fairlight Drive, Saskatoon) Hosted by: Saskatoon Fairview, Saskatoon Massey Place and Saskatoon Riversdale Constituency Associations
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