Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says at first glance, the new federal budget is disappointing. The federal government is expanding employment insurance in a move to help workers in Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and Saskatchewan. But Wall says the extension will help northern Saskatchewan and not the south. (Wall also says he was hoping to see some special recognition for Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador, which have been hit hard by the downturn in oil prices. But the premier says that doesn't appear to be among the spending promises in the 269-page document.)

Date: 2016-03-22
Placeline: REGINA.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 15 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << so yes that'll include the light Ministry area which is a big part of our lopachin and that'll be helpful for those workers rest of our oil patches in the Southeast in the southwest and it's excluded from any of these even the basic extension of UI benefits >>

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