Government treats seniors poorly

At this time we wish to comment on how the governing Sask. Party has treated the seniors of this province since they have been in power. Our seniors in this province worked hard to ensure Saskatchewan was a good place to live.

The first thing that happened is they increased the cost of prescriptions for seniors by $10 per prescription.

They are going to sell off the affordable housing used by seniors on low income especially in rural areas. This places undue stress on many.

In May of 2017, seniors in long-term care received a letter on government letterhead that the rate for them was increasing by $600 a month.

They have taken away the low income housing allowance that was available to those who qualified for it.

Seniors living in rural Saskatchewan and small towns have lost their ability to travel to other centres for medical reasons with the closing of the Saskatchewan Transportation bus routes.

They have added the PST to any benefit life insurance plans that seniors on fixed incomes may have, which causes a financial burden to many.

It is time that seniors unite and speak up to injustice of the government trying to lower the deficit they created on the backs of the seniors. Stand up and be counted.

Also, (seniors should) talk to their MLAs and get them to wake up and treat those who were the ones who worked so hard to make Saskatchewan the great province it is, and to stop the privatization of what we own as citizens.

Ron Monk, Regina Beach