The Sask Party has nominated Kim Groff to carry the party standard in the upcoming by election in Saskatoon Meewasin. Grof ran in 2020 in Saskatoon Centre, but lost to Betty Nippi Albright. The Saskatoon Meewasin riding became vacant, when NDP Leader Ryan Meili announced he was stepping down. The NDP announced the nomination of […]
The Saskatchewan Government has signed off on a proposed rate increase by SaskPower. There are two increases on the horizon, both four percent. The first is September 1st 2022, and the second is April 2023. Each will add about 5 dollars to the average residential customer’s bill. “The decision to increase rates is not taken […]
The Government of Saskatchewan is joining the other provinces in asking the federal government for more control over immigration. “Saskatchewan requires more autonomy and flexibility over immigration in order to meet its economic needs and address gaps in the labour market,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a news release. “Canada should […]
“I was exhausted”. That was the reason Sask Party Finance Minister Donna Harpauer gave for using a private plane to fly from Regina to the North Battleford, and then on to her constituency in Humboldt. The flight cost just under $8,000.00. The Finance Minister had just delivered the provincial budget, and was booked for a […]
After Finance Minister Donna Haupauer spent nearly $8,000 on a private plane to attend a chamber of commerce luncheon, the Offical Opposition calls the Government ‘out of touch.’ Harpauer took a chartered plane with Good Spirit Air Service on March 25, travelling 400 kilometres from Regina to North Battleford, with the flight costing $7,872.60. Sask. […]
With SaskPower set to improve a rate increase and SaskEnergy now submitted a rate increase, the Offical Opposition is calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to stop raising the cost of living for its residents. The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it had approved SaskPower’s proposed four per cent rate increase starting September 1 and […]
Saskatchewan school divisions will be cutting over 100 positions in schools when the bell rings in the next school year. Dr. Shawn Davidson, the President of the Saskatchewan Schools Board Association, said this is not surprising but very unfortunate. “I would characterize it as not surprising. If I think back to budget day back in […]
Earlier this week, the Federal Government announced new firearm legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada and keep Canadians safe from gun violence. Bill C-21 includes: -Implementing a national freeze on handguns to prevent individuals from bringing newly acquired handguns into Canada and from buying, selling, and transferring handguns within the country -Taking away […]
Premier Scott Moe made changes to his cabinet. Bronwyn Eye became the first-ever female Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Replacing Eye as the Minister of Energy and Resources is Jim Reiter. Lori Carr is out as Social Services Minister, she is being replaced by Gene Makowsky. Carr will take over a portfolio that includes […]
The possibility of two new political parties could be making things tough for the Sask. Party. The Buffalo Party and the Saskatchewan United Party could become new opponents in the next provincial election. Tom McIntosh, a professor of politics and international studies at the University of Regina, said that the impact the parties make is […]
