As Saskatchewan faces a drug addiction crisis, the Sask Party is under fire for allegedly lying about the number of available treatment beds. Sask NDP claimed the government is misleading the public, even as overdose deaths rise.“I’m hearing from families that simply can’t get their loved ones into a treatment program, and they are livid when they hear the Sask Party lie about all the beds they have opened when it simply isn’t true,” said Betty Nippi-Albright, SaskNDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Addictions.“After 17 years, the Sask Party just doesn’t get it. They’re out of touch, desperate, and apparently will say anything.”.Sask NDP motion to remove PST on groceries failed.The controversy centers on claims made during Addictions Awareness Week by Sask Party MLA Darlene Rowden.“We have surpassed our original goal of opening 200 more spaces by announcing 215 new addictions treatment spaces across the province so far. Some examples of these new spaces include … 60 treatment spaces at Willowview Recovery in Lumsden,” said Rowden.The Sask NDP claimed this was false..Pro-Palestine ‘cultural celebration’ in Saskatchewan.Sask NDP staff visited Willowview Recovery and confirmed its 60 beds remain closed, with no opening timeline. Staff pointed out a year-long waitlist and suggested patients seek treatment in Toronto.Premier Scott Moe also repeated the claim during the recent election. “Over 200 built today is not in any way rhetoric,” said Moe.
