Carla Beck wins Sask. NDP leadership, first woman to be elected leader
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Carla Beck made history on Sunday afternoon in Regina, becoming the first woman elected to lead the Saskatchewan NDP.
Beck received 3,244 votes to Kaitlyn Harvey's 1,492 in the race, held after Ryan Meili's announced in February that he would be stepping down as leader.
"The only way I can thank you is to take back this province," Beck said after her victory.
Beck said the NDP are the party that can deliver the change people are looking for.
"We can win and then we can deliver the positive change and the future we all want for our province," she said.
In her speech before the in-person vote Beck called for party unity. "Everyone has a role and a place in our party," Beck said.
"Fear and division, that's the Sask. Party way. We know we are stronger together."
Beck received the endorsement of six of her NDP caucus colleagues, including Doyle Vermette, who introduced her Sunday. She was also endorsed by more than a dozen former NDP MLAs.
In her speech before the in-person vote, Harvey's pitch to members focused on the province's future in a changing climate.
"We don't have any more time to wait for action. We need to demand better of our elected officials."
Harvey said there has been "a lot of talk" of new parties being formed and said the NDP needs to address that.
She concluded her speech asking members to support a petition from Liberal Party Leader Jeff Walters calling for an inquiry into the provincial government's handling of the pandemic.
Harvey also said she would be launching a petition into an inquiry into the province's handling of forestry.
Last month, Meili said he would be leaving politics altogether, resigning from his seat in Saskatoon Meewasin as of July 1.
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