NDP VOTE AGAINST RETAINING YOUTH

Opposition send negative message to post-secondary grads

May 7, 2008

In a stunning show of disrespect to the youth of Saskatchewan, NDP MLAs voted against the Saskatchewan Party government's Graduate Retention rebate program.

The program provides tax rebates of up to $20,000 to post-secondary graduates who agree to work in Saskatchewan.

It recieved third reading and was passed Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

In a mean-spirited show of partisanship, NDP MLAs voted against a program that will allow many graduates to choose Saskatchewan as the place they will build careers and families.

The NDP graduate rebate program they campaigned on in the fall 2007 election fell far short of offering graduates real relief that would allow them to stay and work in Saskatchewan.   They would only be able to access a meagre $5,500 in rebates.

The NDP seem to be playing politics with the province's future, and this is simply unacceptable.   One of the keys to that future are our young people, and the Graduate Retention rebate program will play a key role in ensuring they choose Saskatchewan as not only a great place to make a living, but also as a great place to make a life.