Lorne Albert Calvert is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Saskatchewan,from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Riversdale from 2001 to 2009,when he retired. He also served as the MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow from 1986 to 1999.
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was founded in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal Party members who sought to unite opposition to the governing New Democratic Party. Since 2007,the Saskatchewan Party has been the province's governing party,and both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe.
The Saskatchewan Progress Party (SPP) is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was founded in 1905 as the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan,and retained that name until members voted to change it in 2023. Until 2009,the party was affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Jeremy Harrison is a Canadian provincial politician who is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,representing the riding of Meadow Lake. Harrison is also the former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River,a riding that encompasses the northern half of the province of Saskatchewan.
Dustin Duncan is a Canadian politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy. Duncan was first elected in a 2006 by-election when he was 26 years old and remained in office for 18 years,until choosing not to stand for re-election in 2024.
The Saskatchewan Marijuana Party was a provincial political party based in Saskatchewan,Canada. The party contested the 2007 Saskatchewan general election and failed to win any seats,securing less than one percent of the vote.
The Politics of Saskatchewan relate to the Canadian federal political system,along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a lieutenant-governor,who is the representative of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan;a premier—currently Scott Moe—leading the cabinet;and a legislative assembly. As of the most recent provincial election in 2020,the province is divided into 61 electoral districts,each of which elects a representative to the legislature,who becomes their member,or MLA. In 2020,Moe's Saskatchewan Party was elected to a majority government. Regina is the provincial capital.
Lyle Eldon Stewart was a Canadian provincial politician. A member of the Saskatchewan Party,he served six terms in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Randall Percival Weekes is a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Biggar-Sask Valley since being elected in 1999 until 2024.
Nadine Wilson is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA) for Saskatchewan Rivers. From 2022 to 2024,she served as the first leader of the Saskatchewan United Party. Wilson was formerly a Saskatchewan Party MLA who served as the Provincial Secretary in the governments of Brad Wall and Scott Moe.
Christine Tell is a Canadian politician. She represents the electoral district of Regina Wascana Plains in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Scott Moe is a Canadian politician serving as the 15th and current premier of Saskatchewan since February 2,2018. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook,first elected in 2011. He served in the Saskatchewan Party cabinet from 2014 to 2017 under the premiership of Brad Wall,twice as minister of environment and also as minister of advanced education. In January 2018 he was chosen to succeed Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party. He led the party to a fourth consecutive majority mandate in the 2020 provincial election.
Carla Beck is a Canadian politician who has served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party since 2022. Beck was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the district of Regina Lakeview in the 2016 provincial election. Beck is the first elected female leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.
The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative,populist,and separatist provincial political party in Saskatchewan. The party was established in 2020 as Wexit Saskatchewan and contested its first election that year. The party finished with the third highest vote share in the 2020 provincial election,although no party members were elected to the Legislative Assembly.
Dana Skoropad is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly in the 2020 general election. He represented Arm River as a member of the Saskatchewan Party for one term and did not stand for re-election. On May 31,2022,Skoropad was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Environment. In August 2023,Skoropad announced that he would not be running in the next election,and he was shuffled out of cabinet on August 29.
The 2024 Saskatchewan general election will be held on October 28,2024,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan United Party (SUP) is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was registered in November 2022. SUP was started by former Saskatchewan Party MLA Nadine Wilson,and has promoted a right-wing populist ideology.
A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Lumsden-Morse in Saskatchewan on August 10,2023,to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan following the resignation of Saskatchewan Party MLA Lyle Stewart.
The Education Amendment Act,2023,commonly known as the Parents' Bill of Rights,is a 2023 piece of legislation amending the Saskatchewan Education Act. Also known as Bill 137,the legislation was introduced on October 10 during an emergency session of the 29th Saskatchewan Legislature,and it was passed on October 20 after a week of intensive debate in the Legislative Assembly. The provincial government,led by Premier Scott Moe,invoked the notwithstanding clause—Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms—to pass the legislation and protect it from legal challenges based on Charter Rights.
