Saskatchewan election campaign underway, vote set for Oct. 28
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he Saskatchewan election campaign has kicked off with voting day set for Oct. 28.
REGINA — The Saskatchewan election campaign has kicked off with voting day set for Oct. 28.
A media release says Premier Scott Moe asked Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty early Tuesday to dissolve the house and issue writs directing the election.
The four-week campaign is expected to focus on the cost of living, the economy, health care and education.
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe, who took over as premier in 2018, is seeking his second mandate in the top job.
He is expected to rally support around his government’s record on growing the economy, creating jobs and increasing the population.
Moe, representing Rosthern-Shellbrook, has also said his government’s decision to not pay the federal carbon levy on home heating has saved people money.
Carla Beck has been the Opposition NDP’s legislature member for Regina Lakeview since 2016 and is running for the first time as the party’s leader.
She has promised to suspend the 15-cents-a-litre gas tax for six months and scrap the provincial sales tax from children’s clothes and ready-to-eat grocery items, while not raising other taxes.
