Four years ago, New Democrats committed to building a future here for our young people. A recent survey of Saskatchewan post secondary grads shows that 85% have chosen to stay in Saskatchewan. And we’ve made massive investments in training spaces to ensure that Saskatchewan young people continue to have the skills and training they need to take advantage of the hot job market.

Our cost of living, our vibrant culture, and our combination of professional, educational, and training opportunities make Saskatchewan a land of abundant opportunity. We are a province down to earth, where the sky is the limit.

Our booming economy presents us with challenges; challenges which we are meeting head-on. We have funded almost 31,400 training opportunities, an increase of 24% since 2004; we have introduced a new Graduate Tax Exemption, which offers new graduates up to $100,000 in tax-free income; we have frozen tuition for the third straight year, as well as commissioning a review of the Affordability and Accessibility of post-secondary education; we have invested in early learning and child care; and we are absolutely committed to ensuring that First Nations and Métis people across the province – especially youth – play a major role not just in our province’s cultural fabric, but in our economic fabric.

Saskatchewan’s future is young, and in many cases, it is Aboriginal. Only careful investment and sound policy can ensure that Saskatchewan seizes that opportunity, and lives up to that potential.

The Saskatchewan Party never used to talk about young people at all unless it was to threaten them with boot camps. Then they switched to telling young people that Saskatchewan is a terrible place to live. Brad Wall actually had the nerve to say that Saskatchewan's "best and brightest" had all moved away. This is an insult to the increasing number of young people who are choosing to pursue their lives and their careers right here.