NDP Leader Wab Kinew has some concerns with the first phase of the provincial government’s re-opening plan.
One of Kinew’s concerns is with the government cutting jobs and wages for those in the public sector.
“They’ve announced that they’re going to be asking a lot of other government employees, employees of hydro and MPI, to take cuts to their wages, which doesn’t make sense to me. Like, why, when you’re re-opening the rest of the economy, are you trying to put cuts into place in this other part of the economy? So, one sector of the economy is getting the green light, full speed ahead almost, and then another part of the economy is getting a red light.”
Kinew is also wondering what would have to happen in order for restrictions to be put back in place.
“Particularly in the Prairie Mountain region, if there are an increase in cases after the restrictions get loosened, does that mean some of the conditions are going to be put back into place at a certain level and if so, at what level? Will there be an outbreak after this and if so, how many people would need to be involved in that in order for the government to come back with some of the precautions that have been looking at over the past little while.”
