Twitter reacts after government proclaims Transportation Week following cuts

The Saskatchewan government has declared all of next week Transportation Week.

Thisafter a week where cuts to government-funded transportation dominated the news.

The final day of service for theSaskatchewan Transportation Company was on Wednesday.

Then it was revealed today that the government ischangingthe way it pays for school transportation in the wake of a province-wide review.

The government said it will no longer provide money to get kids in communities with fewer than 5,000 people to their local schools.

People on Twitter were quick to point out the irony.

Others were not as kind to Premier Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party government.

June 4to 10was declared Transportation Week in recognition of "the people working to keep Saskatchewan's economy moving," according to a government news release.

"Saskatchewan's transportation industry connects our producers and manufacturers with consumers, which is vital to the success of our economy," Highways and Infrastructure Minister David Marit said in the news release, issued on June 1.

The government release also highlights investments to highway infrastructure.