CALGARY – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed those calling for him to step down after last month’s election loss as elites and “talking heads” who know he’ll never relent in his opposition to the carbon tax. “They think that what Canada needs is a second Liberal Party,” he said in a speech to the […]
The premier of Saskatchewan will be in Ottawa on Tuesday to have his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a statement from Premier Scott Moe, he said he looks forward to having a productive meeting with the prime minister. Moe has been in communication with Trudeau and his office to set up a meeting […]
With two weeks left in the federal election campaign, you may have noticed that Justin Trudeau, Andrew Scheer and Jagmeet Singh have all only stopped in Saskatchewan once during the campaign. Meanwhile, the federal leaders tend to be focusing on centres such as the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Quebec, and the B.C. coastline. University of […]
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer brought his campaign tour to Saskatoon Saturday afternoon. The Tori leader spoke to hundreds of Conservative supporters who packed into the Saskatoon Farmers’ Market to hear him speak for a brief time. During his short Bridge City visit, Scheer touched on his plans for an energy corridor, removing the GST from […]
Saskatchewan’s general farm group has put together their biggest concerns which they’d like to see taken into consideration by federal party leaders. The Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan has outlined five key farm issues for this fall’s election campaign. President Todd Lewis talked about how farmers need improved farm risk management programs. He pointed out […]
With the federal election a month and a half away, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation has released its “policy wish list” before Election Day. The list shares 19 policies which the federation is encouraging each party adopts during their 2019 campaigns. The proposals are spread out in three different categories: spending and management, taxation and accountability […]
Prince Edward Island says it has decided not to intervene in Saskatchewan’s Supreme Court of Canada case over the carbon tax. Last month, Premier Dennis King said his province was joining the challenge because it wanted to have a chance to speak to the issue if necessary. The Saskatchewan government confirmed Friday that PEI is […]
Andrew Scheer has been in the spotlight recently after a video of him opposing same-sex marriage surfaced on social media before the weekend. The Liberal Party of Canada released footage of Scheer giving an anti-same-sex marriage speech in 2005 in the House of Commons. His presentation was during a debate regarding the Civil Marriage Act stating […]
