CONTACT:
Constituency Office:904D 22nd Street West
Saskatoon, SK S7M 0S1
Phone: 244-3555
Fax: 244-3602
Legislative Office:
Room 140
Legislative Building
Regina, SK S4S 0B3
Phone: 787-0975
Fax: 787-7905
Saskatoon Centre Constituency - David Forbes MLA
Welcome – thanks for stopping in at my website. The fall legislative session wound down on Dec 3rd and so over the next while I will be updating my web site with lots of information. In the mean time, I want to you give a quick update.
This was a disastrous session for the Wall government. I agree with our leader, Dwain Lingenfelter, who points out that Brad Wall has mismanaged the finances so badly that he has now plunged the province back into a deficit of over $1 billion. But worse than that, his incompetence at managing Saskatchewan’s fiscal affairs has affected thousands of families who will now pay the price for such reckless budgeting and out-of-control spending with reduced public services and higher costs.
We know that there will be $293 million worth of cuts to programs, services, and infrastructure including $192 million from healthcare and $9 million from employment and skills training programs. Wall’s cheerleading and desire to score short-term political points caused the government to budget irresponsibly and spend well beyond its means. We are very uneasy about what this means especially to the city of Saskatoon’s budget, and our property taxes as Wall goes back on his commitment to provide stable funding for municipalities.
As Social Services critic, I am watching the following issues with a lot of concern:
- The increasing numbers of people who are now having to go on SAP & TEA and the government’s reluctance to work on a comprehensive Poverty Elimination Strategy
- Housing
- Foster Care
- CBO's and fair wages
- Disabilities
Once again, it is an honour for me to serve the constituents of Saskatoon Centre – please check back again as we update this site. I appreciate any comments you might have or further questions.
Yours
David Forbes, MLA
Saskatoon Centre
