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The election results reveal one thing in common: Saskatchewan voters wanted peace, order, good government…and basic loyalty.

Speaker Randy Weekes supports the NDP hasn’t affected Jeremy Harrison’s resounding tenure with Meadow Lake voters. He beat his challengers. Former Saskatchewan Party MP Nadine Wilson was quickly sent to last place in Saskatchewan Rivers.

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Ungrateful defectors were rejected. Fundamental values ​​remain a hallmark of Saskatchewan voters. Provincial voters showed good judgment. The Saskatchewan United Party, the Buffalo Party and the Progressive Conservatives have accomplished nothing.

A vibrant democracy should always welcome their contribution to any discussion. However, such participation carries responsibilities. Fantasizing about forming a government or maintaining the balance of power without any chance of winning anything is irresponsible.

Having fewer than 61 strong, well-funded candidates is illegitimate. Dividing votes as an end to means is unethical. Deliberate, ego-gratifying anarchists who seek to create divisions only hurt themselves. Governments need strong mandates.

Ultimately, Saskatchewan rejected them. Doesn’t an election only respond to the needs of citizens? Some say that after the election we seem divided. This is not true. There is no real rural-urban divide. A margin of 500 to 600 votes caused upheaval in municipal districts. The numbers change quickly.

Aging populations want health care now. Just count the retirement homes in Regina and Saskatoon. Health care is an “immediate” demand. Waiting times cannot be tolerated. Both leaders admit they have a lot of work to do. NDP Leader Carla Beck warned that this is only the beginning. Premier Scott Moe said he heard the message.

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Both parties have a chance to form a government again in 2028. My advice? Stay loyal to the government and the people.

Michael Lee, Regina

Elections reveal long-standing divisions

The rural-urban divide in Saskatchewan and much of Canada has received much attention. THE the gender divide receives less attention.

Female candidates made up about half of the NDP candidates and a quarter of the Saskatchewan Party candidates in the recent election. Pending the recount and mail-in ballots, about half of the NDP’s elected candidates are women and about a quarter of the elected candidates in Saskatchewan. The party candidates are women.

In 2006, according to Statistics Canada, 39 percent of Saskatchewan’s population lived in Regina and Saskatoon. In 2021, it was 43 percent.

From another perspective, about two-thirds of provincial population growth during this period occurred in Regina and Saskatoon (increase of 110,855 out of total growth of 164,348). The divide between rural and urban areas is striking.

The Saskatchewan Party is poorly represented by the growing population of Saskatchewan’s two largest cities. The gender divide is less discussed, but real.

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There are 61 ridings in the province and only eight women will be part of the governing party’s caucus, which could have 34 members – none from Regina or Saskatoon.

David Steele, Saskatoon

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