With the recent end of the fall sitting of the Saskatchewan legislature, Premier Scott Moe said his government delivered on its priorities for the economy and for the people of Saskatchewan.

MLA for Moose Jaw North Warren Michelson said some of the priorities included. "Extending maternity leave, our Prairie Resilience program, the ride-share program we passed, and the regulations for cannabis that we had to bring into effect because of the new cannabis legislation that the federal government put in."

As well, year-over-year employment increased by 9,400 jobs. Michelson said the data is not broken down into specific communities, but he's glad to see signs of improvement in Moose Jaw over the past 3 to 4 months.

Michelson said the $690,000 the City of Moose Jaw received due to bilateral agreements between the federal and provincial governments for "renewed policing" would be an improvement for Moose Jaw as well.

The MLA also said the introduction of Clare's Law,which will provide police services with a framework to disclose information about a person's violent past to intimate partners who may be at risk, is a "priority for society in general" and that we need to adapt the UK-based law to our society.

Michelson went on to say that it was a busy year all-around, with "substantial change" in the legislature. "We've got a new leader of the party, a new premier, Scott Moe. We also have a new leader of the Opposition, and three new MLAs." He said, "Some of the programs we've brought in as a government are there to help promote the economic growth and stability of Saskatchewan. We did come through a decade of very strong growth. It has slowed down quite substantially, but the last three months have shown some steady growth."

Michelson said the government wants to get back to a balanced budget next year. He said pipelines are also a "big issue" so that Saskatchewan can get its resources to foreign markets "instead of just to the US" market. One of the biggest fights, Michelson said, is the government's concerns over the federal carbon tax. He said the tax "does very little as far as reducing carbon."

Closer to home, Michelson said he's focused on continuing to improve safety at the intersection of Highway No. 1 and 9th Avenue Northwest.

Another "priority" would be a student residence at Moose Jaw's Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus. "We're still looking for a partnership, and to see how we can put that together to improve Sask. Polytechnic and make it even stronger. It does a great job for our community. This would be a major improvement if we could get this off the ground."