75-Minute Debate (11 May 2023)

From Hansard (11 May 2023)

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Affordability and Cost of Living

The Assembly was debating the following motion moved by Matt Love (NDP - Saskatoon Eastview):

That the Assembly calls upon the government to use windfall revenues to provide cost-of-living relief for Saskatchewan families.

Mr. Keisig: — Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The members opposite are very critical of SaskPower rate increases. To the member from Saskatoon Eastview: how would you lower electrical bills, and how would you pay for it?

Mr. Love: — I thank the member opposite for the question to give me more time to be on my feet talking about issues that matter to Saskatchewan people. We’re in a generational cost-of-living crisis, and we have a Sask Party government that’s done nothing but make the situation worse — whether that’s families or small businesses struggling to make ends meet. And instead of offering support, instead of stopping those rate increases, they’re piling on, making life tougher for families, making life tougher for small businesses.

This is a government that’s completely out of touch with the realities that families and small businesses face. And we absolutely will continue to listen to those people, finding a way forward to make life more affordable for them.

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