New Century Party

The Platform

21 Policies

For A

21st Century
Saskatchewan.

01

Human Dignity

  • Enact the Saskatchewan Human Dignity Act which states:
    • 1. Human Dignity is inherent and inviolable.
    • 2. The primary duty of all provincial authority is to respect, protect, and uphold Human Dignity.
    • 3. Indignity can never excuse further indignity.
  • Apply the duty to respect dignity across ministries, crowns, municipalities, and contractors.
  • Add gender identity, neurodiversity, disability, and social condition to Human Rights Code protections.
02

The Saskatchewan Dignity Dividend

  • Universal $350 per month to all Sask Residents.
  • Children's benefit goes to the parent until they turn 18.
  • Apply Once.
  • A new Dignity tax credit shields the dividend for those earning under $50,000, gradually phasing down until there is no credit after earning $100,000 in annual income.
03

Universal Health

  • Singe Payer, $0 Point of Care. Just bring your Health Card.
  • Truly Universal:
    • Pharmacare.
    • Mental Health
    • Dental Care.
    • Vision Care.
    • Hearing Care.
    • In Home Care
    • Long-Term Care.
  • Recruit and train providers with scholarships, SCC support, and expanded scopes.
  • Funded through a Universal Health Levy (UHL) on payroll for employers and workers.
04

Reconciliation

  • Co-develop every action with Indigenous governments.
  • Implement all 94 Calls to Action with a strong Reconciliation Commissioner.
  • Adopt and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
  • Require Free, Prior, and Informed Consent with capacity, jobs, and revenue sharing.
  • Finance the work through the Saskatchewan Sovereignty Fund's Reconciliation Fund.
05

Housing Crisis

    Short-Term:

    • A Five Year Rent Freeze.
    • Rebuild public stock through SHC pre-leases, rapid rebuild, and housing-first placements.
    • Designate Priority Housing Zones
    • A new Rental Bill of Rights
      • Rent Control
      • Abolish No Fault Evictions
      • Winter Eviction Ban
      • Rental Registry

    Long-Term:

    • Standard Pre-Approved Housing Designs (SaskHomes)
    • Modular, Pre-Fab Housing Factory in province
    • SHC shall order 100,000 Units for public housing.
06

21st Century Connected Communities

    21st Century Cities

    • SaskEnergy to become Thermal Utility, building 5th Generation Ambient Loop networks.
    • SaskPower to build new modern grid, micro/local grids, rooftop solar, and household batteries. All connected as a Virtual Power Plant.
    • Tie municipal grants to walkable communities, protected bike lanes, and land value tax reforms.

    Connecting Communities

    • Revive the STC as the Saskatchewan Transport Company, for public transit, logistics, and freight.
    • Start the process to build High-Speed Rail from Regina to Saskatoon.
07

Public Safety

  • Disband Saskatchewan Marshals using that budget to send crisis teams first to non-violent 911 calls.
  • Rewrite the Police Act to require de-escalation, ban carding, and enforce body cameras.
  • Guarantee housing-first placements and municipal services for encampments until homes are ready.
  • Decriminalize simple possession with 24/7 sobering centres, OAT access, and naloxone saturation.
  • Redirect policing budgets, SaskBonds, and partners to fund harm reduction and community safety.
08

Co-operative Development

  • Give workers Right of First Refusal to buy when businesses sell or close, with a 120-day window.
  • Require sale notices, fair appraisals, and registry proof before any transfer is registered.
  • Create the Saskatchewan Co-operative Development Agency (SCDA) as a single access point.
  • Provide financing guarantees, legal teams, and training to convert firms into co-ops.
  • Target 30 percent of Saskatchewan enterprises becoming co-ops within ten years.
09

Fair Labour

  • Stand up an independent Fair Work Authority with inspections, AMPs, and payroll credits.
  • Expand apprenticeships and SaskJobs support, plus transition grants for small employers.

    • Worker Bill of Rights

    • $25 Minimum Wage, indexed to inflation.
    • Standard 30 Hour full time work week.
    • Protected pay, benefits, overtime tiers, rest periods, vacations, and 15 paid sick days.
10

Just Transition

  • Cover oil and gas workers, contractors, and dependents with 12 months recent service.
  • Have the Just Transition Office audit files, hear appeals, and stop double dipping.
  • Guarantee income bridges, tuition coverage, childcare, relocation, and tool support.

    • Three Paths:

    • Retire: 6 Year Pension Bridge
    • Retrain: Tuition Coverage
    • Redeploy: Job offer with SCC or wage top ups for new, clean private sector jobs
11

The Saskatchewan Century Corps

  • A Crown Corp, mandated to employ and deliver paid training, credential pathways.
  • Use master agreements to place crews across ministries, crowns, co-ops, and municipalities.
  • Offer Tuition Vouchers, automatic raises, and flexible scheduling in the new 30-hour work week.
  • Maintain an emergency reserve for Disaster Resilience.
  • Building the Workforce of Tomorrow, doing the Work of Today
12

Lifelong Learning

  • Raise per-student funding to $21,000, cap class sizes, and boost educator pay.
  • Guarantee extra prep time, classroom supplies, and specialist staffing in every school.
  • Co-create curriculum on civics, digital literacy, consent, climate, and Indigenous languages.
  • Build the Saskatchewan Library Authority (SLA). One card, one catalogue, maker labs, and device lending.
  • Expand the Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (SDLC) for adult education, tutoring, accessibility, and homeschool supports.
13

Climate Crisis

  • End fossil fuel subsidies and stop approving new wells, pipelines, or refineries.
  • Hold producers liable for cleanup with fines, asset seizures, and SCC backstops.
  • Deploy farm energy retrofits, regenerative practices, and fertilizer efficiency programs.
  • Scale SaskEnergy ambient loops, deep weatherization, and right-to-connect heat pumps.
  • SaskPower clean energy mandates.
  • Finance the shift through SaskBonds, progressive taxes, and net-neutral on-bill options.
14

Food Sovereignty

    Saskatchewan Agriculture Board (SAB)

    • Establish crop price floors and deficiency payments.
    • Implement a revenue insurance program for farmers.
    • Run voluntary pools, regenerative dividends, and fast grading dispute resolution.

    SaskGrocery

    • Supplied from SAB.
    • Focus on local, sustainable, and affordable food options.
    • Comes in different styles: Super, Market, Mini, and Mobile.

    Right To Repair Farm Equipment

    • Guarantee access to repair manuals, replacement parts, diagnostic tools, software, and more.
15

Resource and Energy Sovereignty

    Saskatchewan Natural Resource Corporation (SNRC)

    • Indigenous Co-ownership.
    • Compete or partner on critical minerals, geothermal, helium, and midstream projects.
    • Keep permitting level with private peers while sharing revenues and jobs through FPIC.

    SaskPower Modernization

    • Layered grids, Virtual Power Plants, Nuclear, Solar, Wind, and Battery Storage.
    • Appliance replacement grants and on-bill financing to electrify homes and businesses.
16

Digital Sovereignty

  • Require Saskatchewan residency for storing or processing sensitive government data.
  • Adopt open-source-first tech and ban vendors from training on provincial datasets.
  • Roll out SaskOS Linux across ministries within ten years with accessible design.
  • Empower Saskatchewan Digital Services to build sovereign apps, portals, and civic repositories.
  • Relaunch secure SaskTel email for government and the public
17

Financial Sovereignty

    Saskatchewan Sovereignty Fund (SSF)

    • Permanent, three-ringed-fenced endowment.
    • Funded by royalties, crown dividends, and windfalls.
    • The Dignity Fund:
      • Funds the Saskatchewan Dignity Dividend.
      • 36-month reserve buffer.
    • The Resilience Fund:
      • Funds Just Transition, Disaster Resilience, and climate programs.
    • The Reconciliation Fund:
      • Funds Reconciliation measures, and capacity.

    Saskatchewan Financial Group (SFG)

    • True no fee, no minimum balance personal banking.
    • Co-operative business loans with flexible terms.
    • Development financing for green and social enterprises.
18

Democratic Renewal

    Electoral Reform

    • Adopt Mixed Member Proportional Elector System.
    • Mandatory Voting
    • Lower the voting age to 16.

    Sunshine Initiative

    • All lobbying activities must be conducted in public, reported on the record.
    • Ban Corporate and Union Campaign and Lobbying Donations.
    • Limit individual contributions to Saskatchewan residents only at a max $1,200.

    CodeShare Civics

    • An open repository, like GitHub, for all Saskatchewan law and policy.
    • Collaborate by making "Pull Requests" or petitions through the repo.
    • After enough community support, the Government must respond.
19

Manufacturing

  • Establish the Saskatchewan Manufacturing Corporation to build green industrial capacity.
  • Deliver modular SaskHomes production within three years using licensed designs.
  • Assemble heat pumps, renewable hardware, and batteries with closed-loop standards.
  • Partner with Indigenous nations under FPIC and publish transparent performance metrics.
  • Finance growth through SaskBonds, general revenues, and reinvested profits.
20

Disaster Resilience

  • Equip resilience hubs with clean air, supplies, and 72-hour islandable power.
  • Locate hubs in schools, libraries, rec centres, and halls within 30 minutes of residents.
  • Create SERA to coordinate incident command, depots, and mandatory emergency plans.
  • Train Saskatchewan Century Corps reserves for wildfire, flood, and disaster deployments.
  • Mandate islandable power for critical sites by 2030 using bonds and shared funding.
21

Funding: Taxes, Royalties, and METR

  • Increase personal tax brackets by 0.5 to 1.5 points and add priority profession credits.
  • Introduce progressive corporate brackets with reinvestment incentives and anti-avoidance rules.
  • Raise base and windfall royalties, sending surpluses to the Saskatchewan Sovereignty Fund divisions.
  • Expand SaskBonds with labeled climate, social, and savings series starting at $100.
  • Send crown dividends above five-year averages to the SSF and publish annual METR curves.
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