If you want a glimpse of what they plan for the future, simply look at the past.
Moe was in Moose Jaw on Saturday morning alongside Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence, Moose Jaw North candidate Tim McLeod and longtime Lumsden-Morse MLA Lyle Stewart to offer that message as the election campaign enters its final days.
“If you’re wondering what a Saskatchewan Party government would do should we form a fourth-term majority government, I think you have to look no further than our history,” Moe said outside the Sask Party’s Main Street office. “If you’re wondering what decisions we’d make in the future, in particular pertaining to the city and surrounding area of Moose Jaw, you can look to the decisions we’ve made in the past.”
Moe first pointed to the Municipal Economic Enhancement Program, which has been used for capital builds projects to upgrade infrastructure in communities throughout the province.
For Moose Jaw specifically, it was all about the major projects that have taken place and are about to take place -- the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital, the new school on South Hill and the SaskPower power plant to be built on the outskirts of the city.
“We’ve invested heavily in this community, as we have across the province, much of that due to the representation you have had in the Sask Party government over the course of the last 13 years,” Moe said.
Their plan for the future includes continuing the ongoing projects locally as well as offering a host of new incentives and help for Saskatchewan citizens, Moe said. That includes increasing the senior’s income plan, increasing the Saskatchewan Advantage scholarship by 50 per cent, expanding individualized funding for families with a child with autism up to the age of 12 and offering further support for families living with diabetes. That, on top of investing $7.5 billion to build hospitals, schools and highways all over the province.
All while maintaining a balanced budget, Moe added.
“Throughout this plan and throughout this investment and throughout the opportunity to recover our economy here in this province, we’re going to balance the budget in Saskatchewan and all of our commitments will operate in a balanced budget by the year 2024,” he said.
“This is in stark contrast to the NDP, this is in stark contrast to the platform they have put forward, which leaves $4 billion in uncosted dollars that they did not present to the people of the province, a total of $6.7 billion in uncosted dollars in reckless spending that they have put forward with no plan to balance the budget in the province.
“That will result in higher taxes on the people of Moose Jaw and higher taxes on people across this province.”
Moose Jaw Wakamow MLA Greg Lawrence and Moose Jaw North candidate Tim McLeod listen in as Premier Scott Moe speaks on Saturday morning.Taking that into account, Moe felt the choice is obvious for voters heading to the polls today and on election day this Monday, Oct. 26.
“The choice for a stronger Saskatchewan has never been more clear,” Moe said. “The choice is clear in Moose Jaw, as you go out on the last day of advance polls and go out on Monday to the election day polls. I’m asking you to support a representative like Greg Lawrence in Moose Jaw Wakamow, I’m asking you to support Tim McLeod in Moose Jaw North and I’m asking you to support Lyle Stewart in Lumsden Morse.”
All in all, as the campaign enters its final hours, Moe is happy with what he’s seen on the trail while travelling to all corners of Saskatchewan.
“The campaign has gone fabulous,” he said. “I’ve criss-crossed the province as the leader of this party, but we have 60 other candidates who are working hard in their constituencies. They’re putting forward our plan for stronger communities and ultimately how we’re going to recover the economy in the province and build a stronger Saskatchewan together.”
