Randy Weekes | |
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Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Biggar-Sask Valley Biggar (2003-2016) Redberry Lake (1999-2003) | |
Assumed office September 16, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Walter Jess |
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
Assumed office November 30,2020 | |
Premier | Scott Moe |
Lieutenant Governor | Russell Mirasty |
Preceded by | Mark Docherty |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 (age 67–68) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Saskatchewan Party (until 2024) |
Randall Percival Weekes (born 1956) is a Canadian provincial politician. He had been the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Biggar-Sask Valley since being elected in 1999. [1] [2]
When the Saskatchewan Party won the 2007 election,Weekes was appointed as the government whip. [1] He served in several other positions throughout the 26th,27th,and 28th legislatures,including a stint in cabinet from 2012 to 2014. Following the 2020 general election,Weekes was elected as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Weekes has attended anti-abortion March for Life rallies in Regina and Ottawa. [3] [4] In the 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election,Weekes supported Ken Cheveldayoff. In December 2023,he lost re-nomination for the 2024 Saskatchewan general election to Kim Gartner. [5]
On May 15,2024,prior to the end of the legislative session,Weekes posted a photo on X of his Saskatchewan Party membership card cut in half,with the caption “Enough is Enough",indicating that he had left the party. During a speech at the final session the next day,Weekes accused assembly leader Jeremy Harrison of trying to influence his rulings by sending him "intimidating and harassing" text messages,and of bringing a hunting rifle into the legislature building. Premier Scott Moe responded to the allegations,claiming they were "third-party hearsay". [6] [7] On May 24,2024,Harrison stepped down as house leader,admitting that prior to a trip,he had—with security's knowledge—briefly brought a cased hunting rifle into the building ahead of a trip so that it would not be left unattended in his vehicle,but that "In retrospect,I should not have done this." [8]
Weekes officially resigned from the Saskatchewan Party caucus on June 24,2024,to sit as an independent until the next election. [9]
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