Public Safety Inspections

Licensing and inspections belong in public, not private, hands. But the government has turned over its responsibility to inspect and license mechanical equipment - such as elevators, amusement rides, and boilers - to private interests.

The Wall government is quietly privatizing Saskatchewan's public licensing and inspection services

Privatizing safety inspections. What's the bottom line?

Safety inspections are moving from the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing to a Delegated Authority.  This new authority will be governed by a board of directors that will include industry representation.

Lower standards and less accountability

The government has a responsibility to ensure public safety, and is accountable to the public for its actions. Private corporations are responsible to their shareholders, and are not accountable to the people of the province.

When public safety is the issue, citizens have a right to expect high standards of accountability.  Industry self-regulation too often means lower standards, inadequate reporting, limited monitoring and reduced compliance.

Losing quality control – milk testing

The provincial dairy lab has been closed and the Milk Control Board has been eliminated; raw milk will now be sent to Edmonton to be tested.

Safety inspections were moved out of the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing to the Technical Safety Authority. This new authority will be governed by a board of directors that will include industry representation

Lower standards and less accountability

The government has a responsibility to ensure public safety, and is accountable to the public for its actions. Private corporations are responsible to their shareholders, and are not accountable to the people of the province.

When public safety is the issue, citizens have a right to expect high standards of accountability. Industry self-regulation too often means lower standards, Inadequate reporting, limited monitoring and reduced compliance.

Losing quality control - milk testing

The provincial dairy lab has been closed and the Milk Control Board has been eliminated; raw milk will now be sent to Edmonton to be tested.