Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be touching down in Saskatchewan today. Trudeau will be in the Queen City – while Singh will be spending his day in Saskatoon. Trudeau’s stop is part of visits being conducted coast to coast by the PM to sell the newly tabled budget – while […]
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party has launched a petition to trigger a plebiscite vote. A plebiscite is a direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question. The vote would be on whether there should be an independent inquiry into the Government of Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 response. The petition asks Saskatchewan residents, […]
Canadians are split on how they feel about the NDP-Liberal confidence-and-supply agreement. New data from the Agnus Reid institute shows that 45 per cent of Canadians support the agreement, with 43 per cent opposed. While Canadians are split, Saskatchewan residents aren’t. Sixty-two per cent of Saskatchewan residents polled oppose the agreement, with just 27 per […]
The University of Regina’s political science professor provided his reaction to Monday’s federal election. Jim Farney says he’s a little shocked to see a real lack of change from the 2019 election. “We had a lot of back and forth in the campaign, so that we got a Liberal minority, (it’s) not a surprise really […]
A political science associate professor at the University of Regina is waiting to see what they impact will be of Andrew Scheer’s resignation from the Conservative Party leadership. Jim Farney said depending on when the Conservatives elect a new leader, the Liberals will have a better opportunity to get through the 2020 budget with the […]
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has unveiled a larger cabinet that aims to advance Liberal campaign promises to tackle climate change and promote middle-class prosperity, while attempting to soothe regional tensions exacerbated by last month’s election outcome. The pivotal role in his new cabinet for a minority-government era goes to Chrystia Freeland, who moves from the prestigious Global Affairs portfolio to become […]
Many Saskatchewan farmers are not pleased about a second-term Liberal government. The vast majority oppose the carbon tax and are upset with the Trudeau government’s response to various international trade disputes involving canola, durum, peas, lentils and pork. Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan Todd Lewis said there are frustrations. “People are frustrated with what’s been […]
OTTAWA — Ontario leaders — old and current — were pinned in the crossfire of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer’s battle Monday for the vote-rich province that’s the gateway to federal victory. Their fight focused in large part on whether a Liberal or a Conservative government would be best suited to work with the provinces to protect Canada’s public health-care system. Over in Atlantic Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Leader […]
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 […]
The Federal election campaign officially began Wednesday, and Regina-Wascana Member of Parliament Ralph Goodale is getting ready for another election. Goodale is running on a campaign to maintain growth from the last four years, which comes from several millions of dollars in projects the federal government has helped fund in that time. Goodale said he […]
