Saskatchewan Party government to outline priorities in throne speech

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government is to outline its priorities in a throne speech today — a month after the Oct. 28 election delivered the party a slimmer majority in the legislature.

Moe says his government plans to start working on affordability issues, including a promise to reduce personal income tax rates.

The provincial government also plans to address problems in education, health care and community safety.

The Saskatchewan Party heads into the 61-seat legislature with 34 members, facing a larger 27-member Opposition under NDP Leader Carla Beck.

Beck, whose party gained ground in Saskatoon and Regina after the election, says she will press Moe to suspend the provincial gas tax and fix health care.

She says her party plans to introduce an emergency motion that would give Moe a Wednesday deadline to pause the gas tax.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2024.

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press