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CHRISTINE TELL MLA – Provincial Update – January 20, 20101 Happy
New Year! 2010
ended with more positive news for our province. We learned major
economic forecasters are predicting Saskatchewan will have the fastest
growing economy in Canada this year. Our economy is expected to
increase by an average of 3.7 per cent in 2011, well ahead of the national
average of 2.4 per cent. We also learned that Saskatchewan’s
population had hit a new record-high of 1,049,701. With more than
50,000 people moving to our province since 2007, this is the fastest and
most sustained period of population growth here in decades.
CT
Scans Beginning
in May, some patients will receive selected diagnostic services more
quickly and wait lists for those services will be reduced. The
Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region has awarded a 32-month contract for the
provision of computed tomography (CT) services to Radiology Associates of
Regina. Services provided will include head, neck, abdominal, chest,
pelvic and spinal CT scans. This initiative will address the very
immediate need to improve access to this key diagnostic imaging service in
southern Saskatchewan. Timely diagnosis is essential to our efforts
of putting patients first and providing sooner, safer and smarter surgical
care.
Premier
Named BNN Newsmaker of Year The end of the year also saw further confirmation our government did the right thing on behalf of Saskatchewan people by opposing BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover bid for the Potash Corporation. Premier Brad Wall was named Newsmaker of the Year for the role he played in convincing the federal government the deal did not meet the ‘net benefit’ test for either Saskatchewan or Canada. Suggestions this would negatively affect the investment climate here have proven unfounded. BHP Billiton has announced it still plans to build a new potash mine in Jansen. Mining companies from Brazil and Germany are proceeding with plans to invest significantly in our province’s economy. These decisions support the Premier’s argument that you can say no for strategic reasons, but still have one of the best investment climates in the world.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Staying
in Touch I
appreciate the many opportunities to make a positive difference in our
constituency. Your phone calls, letters and emails make a big difference
in keeping me informed on the issues that matter to you. If
you would like to recognize anyone or have your event mentioned in this
newsletter, please don’t hesitate to contact me. _______________________________________________________________________________ This
newsletter is produced with the assistance of the Saskatchewan Party Caucus
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