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Saskatchewan’s Opposition is calling on the Speaker to set the wheels in motion for a third-party investigation into gun-carrying and bullying behaviour inside the legislature. NDP democracy critic Meara Conway told reporters Tuesday that Speaker Randy Weekes chairs the all-party house services committee and could call for that panel to vote on whether to launch […]

REGINA – Political leaders reacted Monday afternoon at the Legislature to news that Queen City Pride is barring Sask Party participation in Pride Month celebrations, as well as cancelling their June 1 provincial flag raising at the Legislature. A news release from the organization pointed to the “actions of the current Government” as the reason, […]

The opposition New Democrats grilled the government Tuesday over the latest hip and knee replacement numbers, including still-long average wait times compared to the rest of the country. The NDP pointed to national data with numbers showing 44 percent of hip replacements and 31 percent of knee replacements in Saskatchewan hitting wait time benchmarks, according […]

Premier Scott Moe may have let the cat out of the bag on where SaskPower’s small modular reactor project is likely to be located. During his address at the Food Fuel Fertilizer Global Summit held by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Moe spoke of the opportunities Saskatchewan has to “harness uranium right here at home […]

 The Legislature was in full reaction mode to speculation on Thursday that Farm Credit Canada might be about to move its head office out of Saskatchewan. The issue was raised in the Legislative Assembly by Sask United Leader Nadine Wilson, with her party putting out a statement that claimed that “multiple high-level sources have told Sask […]

 Once again, the two main parties in the Legislature were busy painting contrasting pictures of the economic situation for businesses looking to make a go of it in Saskatchewan. The opposition NDP spent Tuesday afternoon roasting the Sask Party government over the latest business closure figures released from Statistics Canada, with Saskatchewan seeing an overall decrease of […]

The Canada Revenue Agency is going to audit Saskatchewan for not paying carbon levies on home heating, Premier Scott Moe said Monday. Moe said the agency has indicated it will look at Saskatchewan’s books to see how much the province owes in levies that weren’t paid to Ottawa. “They will ask if they can look at the […]

 The Saskatchewan government has reaffirmed their financial commitment Monday towards addressing issues of interpersonal violence and abuse in the province.  At an announcement Monday the province confirmed it is providing $42.6 million over three years to 34 community-based service organizations and 54 programs across Saskatchewan. This will go toward supports and services for those impacted by interpersonal […]

Opposition Leader Carla Beck took aim at the jobs record of Premier Scott Moe in announcing her party’s Hire Saskatchewan Plan. The NDP announced details of that policy plank both at the Legislature and in a news release on Monday. According to their news release, the NDP plan calls for the province to prioritize growing Saskatchewan […]

Once again, the Opposition NDP took aim at the government over the activities of former Sask Party Finance minister-turned-lobbyist Kevin Doherty, this time over a controversial contract awarded for tire recycling. The NDP had recently been trying to link Doherty to what they have characterized as a “sweetheart deal” contract for his client Clearpoint to do private […]