Nearly half of Sask. struggling with cost of living, while crowns report $409M income
CTV
Many Saskatchewan residents are concerned over the cost of living – while provincial crown corporations are reporting hundreds of millions in income.
Many Saskatchewan residents are concerned over the cost of living – while provincial crown corporations are reporting hundreds of millions in income.
The cost of filling the tank of a half ton isn’t easy these days.
“I do know that there are a lot of people who struggle with stuff like that,” motorist Brooke Saleski told CTV News.
A new study from Angus Reid found that 46 per cent of Saskatchewan residents are struggling with the cost of living.
Another 21 per cent say they are uncomfortable about their finances.
“Saskatchewan people are really feeling the pressure, feeling hardest hit in fact across Canada,” NDP MLA and Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon explained.
Saskatchewan tops the list with Newfoundland and Labrador of provinces where people are struggling the most.
