The Saskatchewan Graduation Retention Program is one area that has entered discussions as the provincial parties are vying for the top spot during this election.
Saskatchewan Party leader Scott Moe addressed the program claiming that it would be a priority going forward to ensure that graduates would stay in Saskatchewan.
When the NDP was in government, Saskatchewan lost too many young people to other provinces.
— Scott Moe (@PremierScottMoe) October 2, 2024
That’s why the Saskatchewan Party brought in the Graduate Retention Program, so young people could earn up to $20,000 in tuition rebates to live and work in Saskatchewan after… pic.twitter.com/HFPQE19qNw
In their plan, they would boost that by 20 per cent, to a maximum of $24,000 per graduate. Moe also stated that the NDP would cancel the program if they got into power.
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck fired back on social media, saying that the NDP would not do so if elected.
It's only day 2 of the campaign and Scott Moe and the Sask party are already lying to cling to power. A Sask NDP government will NOT cut the Graduate Retention Program. We started it. They are lying. #skpoli https://t.co/3g7VOVr60A
— Carla Beck (@CarlaBeckSK) October 2, 2024
She stated that in order to help out graduates, the province needed to make advances in healthcare and education to keep people here.
“A graduate retention fee alone isn’t going to keep people here if they don’t have healthcare and education,” said Matt Love, Saskatchewan NDP candidate for Saskatoon Eastview. “Young people are fleeing the province as Scott Moe and the Sask. Party conveniently forgets that they need a family doctor and they need to afford their groceries.”