I just saw this amazing thread from Regina Poster Boy about the Sask Party's parade of screw-ups and I had to share it tonight -- our Saskatchewan election is Monday! Its very long, but I'll break it on Monday night when I post another tweet. The latest polls show Carla Beck and the NDP maybe winning a majority of the Sask seats, and this can't come too soon for me!
In the spirit of the election, and this spooky Halloween season, let’s take a look at a scary and extensive list of SKParty failures, lies, blunders, & scandals. 🧵
1. SKParty MLA Gary Grewal collected $731K in taxpayer money for inflated room rates contracted by SKParty gov’t.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6S-v_XkAEmdvb.jpg)
1. SKParty MLA Gary Grewal collected $731K in taxpayer money for inflated room rates contracted by SKParty gov’t.
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2. SKParty takes over Wascana Park Authority, gives sweetheart deal to major party donor. Brandt gets $1/yr 99yr lease on 2.5 acres of public land to build private 77K sq/ft commercial venture if CNIB gets small fraction of space to call home. CNIB exec is related to then-SP MLA.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6S_L1W0AAc8Eh.jpg)
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3. Brandt continued…
Sweetheart deal is questioned by provincial auditor and it’s determined proper protocol wasn’t followed. Deal falls through. Brandt sues gov’t over failed deal, still manages to secure a sweetheart deal - $11.6M settlement, all at the taxpayers’ expense.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6S_lAWMAA9Pby.jpg)
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Sweetheart deal is questioned by provincial auditor and it’s determined proper protocol wasn’t followed. Deal falls through. Brandt sues gov’t over failed deal, still manages to secure a sweetheart deal - $11.6M settlement, all at the taxpayers’ expense.
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7. Jeremey Harrison fires a whistleblower that revealed conflicts of interest in Crown Corp Harrison is responsible for.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TB7PWAAA6_7Q.jpg)
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9. Moe makes up a story about gunshots at a SKParty campaign office, sensationalizes the incident comparing it to the assassination attempts on Trump in US, then lies about police telling him it was a gunshot.
There were no gunshots.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TCemXcAAVIbY.jpg)
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There were no gunshots.
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11. Donna Harpauer took an $8000 chartered flight on the taxpayer dime to have lunch in North Battleford. Said it was worth it, would totes do it again knowing how much it cost.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TDOBWkAEc13K.jpg)
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15. SKParty invites convicted wife killer still serving his life sentence to their tough on crime throne speech in the province with the highest rate of domestic violence in the country.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TExZXkAAd9XX.jpg)
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17. SKParty MLA Don McMorris, then-minister responsible for SGI and SK Liquor and Gaming, gets pulled over for speeding through a construction zone in a government vehicle and charged with DUI.
You can’t make this stuff up!![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TFrIX0AAvksB.jpg)
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You can’t make this stuff up!
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18. SKParty passed a law stripping workers of their rights. The law was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TGJVWMAEHGEz.jpg)
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20. SKParty gives $6M contract to party donor for which SKParty MLA and finance minister Kevin Doherty was a lobbyists.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6THH7WcAAvqBa.jpg)
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21. Smart Meters.
Our old friend Bill Boyd, minister in charge of SaskPower at the time, announced a recall on smart meters contracted by a US company that no longer exists. At least 9 homes started on fire due to the meters.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6THqzWUAAf-Ee.jpg)
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Our old friend Bill Boyd, minister in charge of SaskPower at the time, announced a recall on smart meters contracted by a US company that no longer exists. At least 9 homes started on fire due to the meters.
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22. Brad Wall and Co. bragged about boundary dam and touted it as the *real* solution to climate change. It’s been a $1.4B disaster. Gov’t also had to pay additional $20M+ in penalties for consistently missing committed targets. It’s never come close to performing to expectation.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6TbhBXAAAHHIp.jpg)
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23. LEAN
SKParty government pays US Lean consultant a highly criticized $40M over 4 years to find efficiencies in the healthcare system. It ended up costing the province $1,511 for every dollar saved.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6T3CLXUAA--cF.jpg)
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SKParty government pays US Lean consultant a highly criticized $40M over 4 years to find efficiencies in the healthcare system. It ended up costing the province $1,511 for every dollar saved.
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24. Regina Bypass
Tied in with GTH land that ripped off nuns and was flipped to SKParty donors and then bought back by the province for millions more than its value. A project that started with a price tag of $400M ballooned to $1.9M. Construction proved poor planning.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6ZY8DWUAEazHR.jpg)
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Tied in with GTH land that ripped off nuns and was flipped to SKParty donors and then bought back by the province for millions more than its value. A project that started with a price tag of $400M ballooned to $1.9M. Construction proved poor planning.
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AIMS
Health authority’s payroll system cost balloons from $86M to $127M to $144M to $157M and projections of up to $240M. It still doesn’t work. SKParty gov calls workers losing money “a success”.![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6dTwJWEAAZJCA.jpg)
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Health authority’s payroll system cost balloons from $86M to $127M to $144M to $157M and projections of up to $240M. It still doesn’t work. SKParty gov calls workers losing money “a success”.
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27. “Building” hospitals.
SKParty loves to talk about their record of building hospitals and point to closures under the NDP in the 90s.
Here’s the hospitals the SKParty builds.
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SKParty loves to talk about their record of building hospitals and point to closures under the NDP in the 90s.
Here’s the hospitals the SKParty builds.
medium.com/@sask6969/the-…
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29. Education minister Jeremy Cockrill responds to criticism from a family that lost their child due to insufficient supports in an underfunded education system with “what do they want me me to do, give up my first born child?”![Image](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ga6g0cuXwAA-MrG.jpg)
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1 comment:
I only knew a few of the issues including the STC and Lifelabs deal. Thank you for bringing that to light.
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