politics

A Crown prosecutor said Tuesday ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are not on trial for their political beliefs, but for the means they used to achieve their goal. Tim Radcliffe delivered his opening statement as the pair’s trial got underway at a courthouse in Ottawa, nearly 20 months after police moved in […]

By Stephanie Taylor in Ottawa –The Canadian Press– Canada’s minister for women, gender equality and youth says policies in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick that require parental consent before students under 16 can have schools use their preferred pronouns and names puts transgender and nonbinary kids in a “life-or-death situation.”  And while Marci Ien declined to comment on whether Ottawa […]

There are major shuffles and minor shuffles, this one leans towards the major side. With summer waning, and the legislature due to sit in the fall, this is usually the time to make changes. Premier Scott Moe had a couple of holes to fill with Don Morgan and Dana Skoropad announcing they were not running […]

Saskatchewan is one of only two provinces in the country that is seeing a decrease in per student funding for education. According to a study from the Fraser Institute, when you factor in inflation, per student funding in Saskatchewan has dropped 11.6 percent between 2012 and 2021. Saskatchewan used to lead the country in this […]

A longtime minister for the Saskatchewan Party has announced he is retiring from provincial politics and will not be running in the next election. Don Morgan says it has been a privilege to have represented the Saskatoon Southeast riding since 2003. As one of the longest-serving current ministers in Canada, Morgan has headed Education, Justice and Labour […]

Saskatchewan is playing host to a big meeting of agriculture officials all over North America. The Tri-National Agricultural Accord is meeting in Saskatoon today (Tues) and tomorrow (Wed). Provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit says representatives from Mexico, 22 U.S. states, and several provinces from Quebec to Alberta will be there. Delegates will be visiting the […]

Premier Scott Moe says he was sent a message about cost of living and housing as his Saskatchewan Party lost two of three byelections in the province. “Byelections are about voters sending a message and now it’s up to our government to listen and to act on that message that was sent here this week,” Moe said […]

Its a trend that has been seen a long way down the road.  The Saskatchewan NDP have picked up two “city seats” in Regina, securing their hold on the urban centres of the province. The governing Saskatchewan Party also displayed its strength in the rural areas, holding on to the riding of Lumsden Morse, outside […]

Ottawa introduced a new three-year pilot program Tuesday that would incentivize employers to follow worker-protection rules by making it easier for them to hire temporary foreign workers. Under the “recognized employer pilot” program, companies with a good track record would only need to prove that they require temporary foreign workers every three years, instead of every 18 months. The employer’s trusted status […]

The NDP is taking Premier Scott Moe to task on the drop in revenue from Crown Corporations. The Sask Party government collected more than 247 million dollars from crowns in the last budget, with the crowns missing their revenue target by 237 million dollars. “Frankly, it shows how little they respect the people of Saskatchewan […]