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REGINA – The governing Saskatchewan Party are the first political party to have a full slate in place for the 2024 provincial election. All 61 candidates are now in place for the party following the contested nomination meeting in Moosomin-Montmartre on Tuesday night. That nomination was won by Kevin Needmark, who is the editor, publisher and […]

Liberal member of Parliament Greg Fergus has been elected the House of Commons Speaker in a historic mid-session vote.  Fergus, 54, was first elected in the riding of Hull–Aylmer in 2015.  As is tradition, the new Speaker was “dragged” to the chair in the House of Commons by the prime minister and Opposition leader today […]

The final list of approved candidates have been announced for the three provincial byelections happening in southern Saskatchewan. There are five candidates each for Regina Coronation Park and Lumsden-Morse, while four are vying for the Regina Walsh Acres Constituency. Regina Coronation Park: Noor Burki, New Democratic Party (N. D. P.) Olasehinde Ben Adebayo, Progressive Conservative […]

It was a long horse race in Saskatoon-Meewasin as the political parties of the province jockeyed for position, but in the end, it was the NDP’s Nathaniel Teed who came out on top. Teed picked up almost 57 percent support, with 2624 votes. The Sask Party’s Kim Groff was next with 1712 votes, or 37 […]

On the surface it doesn’t seem to be a particularly big deal, a by-election in Saskatoon-Meewasin to fill one of Saskatchewan’s 61 seats in the provincial legislature. It is a big deal to the parties involved who believe there is a lot on the line. In politics, perception is like concrete and can harden quickly […]

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 […]

OTTAWA — Elizabeth May says she is no longer the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference today on Parliament Hill that she’s stepping down as leader effective immediately, and appointing deputy leader Jo-Ann Roberts as her successor. May, 65, says she promised her daughter three years ago that the 2019 election […]

Exciting and fascinating are the words political analysts are using to describe the election campaign. On Wednesday, Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau opened the campaign period for this year’s federal election. Related Article: The campaign has officially begun for the 43rd Federal Election Political Scientist at the University of Saskatchewan Greg Poelzer says polls are showing a […]

OTTAWA — Newly released figures show the federal Conservatives entered this election year having outpaced the Liberals in fundraising by more than $8.3 million in 2018. The Conservatives raised about $24.2 million from 104,000 donors in 2018, more than the $15.9 million the Liberals raised from 66,000 people. The Greens raised $3.1 million last year. Parties are […]