Just over a week after Ryan Meili announced he would be stepping down from the leadership of the Sask. NDP, it appears the first candidate to succeed him has emerged. Regina Lakeview MLA Carla Beck received an endorsement from Nicole Sarauer Regina Douglas Park MLA in a series of tweets on Sunday. https://twitter.com/nicolesarauer/status/1497964874013585415?s=20&t=LrnMabDQnU_R5El_EE3Dqw Following Sarauer’s […]
Health care services being disrupted by staff shortages in rural communities in the province was discussed during Thursday’s question period. The provincial opposition says the staffing problem has been an issue for years in rural Saskatchewan but has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Rural Health Everrett Hindley says the province is […]
The NDP continues asking questions during Question Period on a bill aimed at overhauling the current security at the Legislature. Bill 70 would replace the current security team and replace it with one whose head would be appointed by the government. It is a bill that confuses the opposition because they have no issue with […]
More scathing criticism of the provincial government’s proposed Bill 70 — which would alter security on the Legislative grounds — was discussed today during Question Period. As part of the bill, a new security team would assume many duties that are currently occupied by a group overseen by the sergeant of arms. Opposition deputy leader […]
The Saskatchewan government believes it is being proactive instead of being reactive with the introduction of Bill 70. The bill would see changes to the security on the legislative grounds and the responsibilities of the sergeant of arms with the possible introduction of a new security team. Corrections Minister Christine Tell says the object of […]
NDP Deputy leader Nicole Sarauer has gone to social media to defend a photo taken during Friday’s Rider game that shows herself and fellow MLA’s Aleana Young and Carla Beck in Pil Country along with others enjoying themselves while not wearing masks. The photo, which was taken down from the party’s Facebook and Twitter accounts, […]
Regina Police say they will be on hand with an operational plan for another anti-mask event at Victoria Park Saturday afternoon featuring politician Maxime Bernier and Chris Sky who hosted a rally last month in the park. Police say both uniformed members and traffic members will be actively monitoring the rally and responding to any […]
The official opposition is calling on the provincial government to include Indigenous people in meaningful consultation on the Provincial Capital Commission’s new bylaws. The bylaws are in the process of being redeveloped after a decision from the Court of Queen’s Bench last summer that ruled the bylaws as unconstitutional and that they should be rewritten […]
NDP MLA Aleana Young was part of a heartwarming story this fall when she became only the second person in history to bring a baby in the house at the Saskatchewan legislature. This was after she gave birth to her daughter Hara a couple days before she won the constituency of Regina University in the […]
