聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 At this time we wish to comment on how the governing Sask Party has treated the seniors of this province since they have been in power. Our seniors in this province worked hard to ensure Saskatchewan was a good place to live.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The first thing that happened is they increased the cost of prescriptions for seniors by $10 per prescription. There are numerous seniors in this province who have to make a choice whether they can pay for food or the prescriptions their doctor ordered for their health.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 They are now stating that they are going to sell off the affordable housing used by seniors on low income, especially in rural areas. This places undue stress on many as to where they could relocate to something they can afford.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In May 2017, seniors in Long Term Care received a letter on government letterhead stating that the rate for them was increasing by $600 a month. This increase has nothing to do with level of care and the money collected goes to government not to the facility.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 They have taken away the low income housing allowance that was available to those who qualified for it.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Seniors who live in rural Saskatchewan and small towns have lost their ability to travel to other centres for medical reasons with the closing of the Saskatchewan Transportation Corporation (STC) bus routes. This is causing them to move from the communities which they have called home, causing them to lose support of family and friends in their daily lives.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 They have added the PST to any benefit life insurance plans that seniors on fixed incomes may have, which causes a financial burden to many.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It is time that seniors unite and speak up to injustice of the government trying to lower the deficit they created on the backs of the seniors.
Stand up and be counted and talk to your 小蓝视频 and get him or her to wake up and treat with respect those who were the ones who worked so hard to make Saskatchewan the great province it is, and to stop the privatization of what we own as citizens.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ron Monk, president
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Saskatchewan Union Retirees Federation
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Regina Beach
