Sask MLA facing assault charges says Premier Scott Moe wants her in caucus

REGINA – The member of the Saskatchewan legislature facing assault charges says Premier Scott Moe wants her to remain in caucus.

Nadine Wilson was charged with two counts of assault after turning herself in to Prince Albert police over the summer.

She stepped down from her cabinet role but remains in the Saskatchewan Party’s caucus, representing the riding of Saskatchewan Rivers.

While attending the party’s convention in Regina on Saturday, she told reporters that she is still in caucus while the court matter is pending “because the premier wishes me to.”

The NDP says any MLA charged with a crime should be removed from caucus until the matter has been resolved.

Her charges are headed to a mediation hearing not criminal court that’s been scheduled for next week.