MEARA CONWAY

DEC 02 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The member offered a heartfelt tribute to Bert Adema on his retirement after 32 years leading the Indigenous Christian Fellowship, praising his compassion, courage, and deep community trust. She described the ICF under his leadership as "a true haven" — providing meals, counsel, ceremonies and a place where people feel seen and welcome.

DEC 02 / LEG 30 SESS 2

She briefly noted the unusually full chamber and welcomed a large group of visitors, singling out Bert and Ruth Adema and their daughter Jocelyn. She highlighted Bert’s recent retirement after 32 years at the Indigenous Christian Fellowship, saying he received nationwide support, learned from Indigenous communities, and ‘got more than he gave,’ and announced she will honour him in a member’s statement.

DEC 01 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The MLA for Regina Elphinstone-Centre refutes the Health Minister's optimistic statements, emphasizing that the closure of the Gardens community clinic has led to fewer people having access to primary care, a situation affecting many families. She highlights personal stories to underscore the detrimental impact of the clinic's closure and criticizes the government for not exploring options like alternative physician compensation or expanding nurse practitioner roles.

DEC 01 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The speaker criticizes the government's health action plan as ineffective and accuses the health minister of inaction leading to the closure of the Gardens community clinic, leaving 5,000 people without primary care access. Highlighting the personal story of Tammy Helland, who suffers from complex medical issues and cannot find a new family doctor despite contacting over 30 clinics, the speaker questions the minister on what solutions exist for patients like her.

DEC 01 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The statement highlights a recent Angus Reid poll reflecting deteriorating health care outcomes in the province, with alarming statistics such as poor staff retention, prolonged wait times, and the lowest cancer care rankings nationally. It points out that access to primary care has declined significantly despite government promises, affecting one in four people.

NOV 27 / LEG 30 SESS 2

She rejects the government’s late embrace of nurse practitioners as insufficient despite longstanding evidence of their value. She says 5,000 people will lose a family doctor when the clinic closes and accuses the government of reneging on its pledge to secure primary care for all by 2028.

NOV 27 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The speaker accuses the government of ignoring implementable recommendations and highlights the imminent closure of the Gardens Community Health Centre after 18 years, blaming a failure to recruit and retain doctors despite a prior $20-million investment and promises it was "the future of primary care. " She criticizes the health minister for distancing himself from the closure and directs a pointed question to the Premier about how many Regina residents will lose their family doctor when the clinic closes on Sunday.

NOV 26 / LEG 30 SESS 2

A legislator welcomed three constituents from Sacred Heart Manor, noting the building has been an affordable home for seniors and that its residents have contributed to the North Central community. She singled out Joanne as particularly resilient and engaged and thanked all three for attending.

NOV 26 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The member echoed the minister’s welcome to guests from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and a Regina paramedic, praised Carolyn as a public-health advocate and fellow parent, and said she looks forward to an upcoming member’s statement. She invited colleagues on both sides to join her in welcoming the visitors to the legislature.

NOV 17 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The speaker accuses the minister of offering no plan for 5,000 Regina residents who will soon lose access to a family doctor, calling the government's flagship health human resources pledge hollow. She highlights that the Gardens Community Health Clinic — previously lauded and heavily funded — is closing despite earlier promises that it represented the future of primary care.

NOV 17 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The speaker sharply criticizes the government’s characterization of understaffed care as “innovation,” arguing that rural emergency rooms are closing and access to family doctors is deteriorating across the province. She warns the Gardens Community Health Clinic in Regina will close in two weeks after failing to recruit physicians and says this is the predictable result of long-term government neglect.

NOV 17 / LEG 30 SESS 2

A speaker welcomed representatives from WeyStrong, a Weyburn-based group formed to provide supports for women diagnosed with breast cancer. She noted organizer Lisa Vick’s own diagnosis as the catalyst for the organization, thanked those present and those they represent, and said she looked forward to learning more about their work.

NOV 05 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The speaker invokes Saskatchewan’s legacy as the birthplace of medicare to criticize the federal budget for failing to address the health-care crisis and accuses provincial leaders of failing to secure a long-term bilateral funding commitment. She warns $130 million is at risk and that those funds would be taken from already strained front-line services.

NOV 05 / LEG 30 SESS 2

In question period the MLA pressed the premier to release a list and sharply criticized the government for reducing Saskatchewan to last place in health care, citing patients left in agonizing conditions, soiled laundry, shuttered emergency rooms and tragic deaths in seniors’ facilities. She flagged a federal decision that may end a bilateral health agreement, putting $130 million at risk, and demanded the premier’s plan to prevent that loss.

NOV 05 / LEG 30 SESS 2

The speaker welcomes 24 Grade 8 students and their pre‑interns and teacher to the legislature, noting the teacher’s local ties and commitment to bringing students to see democracy in action. She briefly orients the students to what they’ll see—petitions, members’ statements and question period—and mentions current issues such as the federal budget and an unprecedented wildfire season.