Naomi Hunter

REGINA – Naomi Hunter is the leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party. Hunter is running as a candidate in Saskatoon Riversdale and her party is running a full slate. Here are some highlights from our conversation with Hunter, which took place at our Harvard Media headquarters in Regina. About the leader:  “I’m 51 years old, I’m […]

SASKATOON – As the only party other than the NDP and Sask Party that is fielding enough candidates to form government in the coming term, Green Party leader Naomi Hunter says they should be included in the province-wide televised major Leaders’ Debate expected to be broadcast by the CBC, Global TV and CTV. The Green […]

The Saskatchewan Green Party is accusing the Saskatchewan government of ignoring early post-election modelling that showed a likely surge in Covid-19. Health Minister Paul Merriman is quoted as saying, “At the time, we wanted to make sure that we were reacting to what we saw, not what could come on the horizon.” Green Party leader […]

The leader of the Green Party in Saskatchewan says introducing CERB during COVID-19 showed the entire country that the social safety net program is a leaky boat. Naomi Hunter says at $2,000 per month, it would be comparable to the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit that was initiated at the beginning of the pandemic and it […]

Naomi Hunter has been elected as the new leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party. Hunter, who ran in Regina-Lewvan in the last federal election, won on the first ballot Saturday defeating George Woolridge and Maria Lewans. She says it is her plan to have someone running in all of Saskatchewan’s 61 ridings when the provincial […]