Longtime NDP MLA Buckley Belanger is resigning his seat to take a run at federal politics. Belanger announced today he is going to seek the Liberal nomination in Desnethe-Missisippi-Churchill River which is current;y held by Gary Vidal of the Conservatives. That riding has not been held by a Liberal since 2007. Belanger says he is […]
Whenever the next federal election is called, we now know who will be running in the riding of Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan under the Conservative banner Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie was nominated to be the candidate in the riding over the weekend beating two others. That seat has been held for several years by […]
We now know who is Ralph Goodale’s successor as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Regina-Wascana. Sean McEachern has been acclaimed to the position. McEachern, who was a special assistant to Goodale when he was the federal finance minister, has also served with SUMA and has been the president of both the University of […]
A former MP is going to try and regain a seat in Ottawa. Brad Trost, who was a Conservative MP in Saskatoon, before losing at his nomination meeting in 2019, has thrown his hat into the ring to become the Conservative candidate in Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan. In a release, Trost says his goal is not […]
A long-time Saskatchewan politician says it is time for new blood. After first being elected to the House of Commons in 2004, Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski is announcing he will not seek re-election in the next federal election. Lukiwski, who represents Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan, first went to Ottawa as the MP in Regina-Lumsden-Lake Centre where […]
Long-time Regina MP Ralph Goodale has a new job, He has been named as Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom Being high commissioner is like being an ambassador in Commonwealth countries. In a release from the federal government, it says Goodale will be called upon to provide “strategic advice” to Prime Minister Trudeau on […]
The federal Liberals have introduced its first budget in more than two years, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has delivered a plan that sees more than $100 million in new spending over the next three years amid record-smashing deficits. It is what the government says is a plan to finish the fight against COVID-19, and ensure a […]
The federal Liberal government brings down its first budget in two years on Monday. In November, a fall economic statement said the deficit would be at $381.6 billion by the end of this month, but many believe that number will be much higher when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the budget The fall economic statement […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will keep its spending focus on emergency aid and won’t talk about long-term health-care funding until after the COVID-19 pandemic is over. He says Ottawa needs to keep supporting those hit hard financially by the pandemic, having sent billions in aid to businesses and individuals, as well […]
With a federal budget in the offing, premiers are stepping up the pressure on Ottawa to immediately boost health-care funding by at least $28 billion a year. They held a virtual news conference Thursday to reiterate their demand for a big increase in the unconditional transfer payment the federal government sends provinces and territories each […]
