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After departure, Hargrave tells media he still supports Sask. Party

This week Joe Hargrave added his name to the long list of government MLAs not seeking re-election and was shuffled out of his cabinet position.

Speaking with the Prince Albert Daily Herald, Hargrave cited his age as a main reason for making his decision, “I’m 68 years old, coming 69 years old, which is not that bad, but 73 is a lot older, and that’s how old I would be when I was done.”

Hargrave was originally acclaimed as the Party’s candidate last year, but said after a close friend was diagnosed with stage four cancer, he did some thinking and decided to spend more time with his family. He said, “I apologized to the Premier. I said, ‘I know it’s bad timing.’ It’s got nothing to do with this other garbage that’s going on. This is strictly about me and my wife and what’s best for us.”

When asked if his decision had anything to do with the recent accusations made by Randy Weekes, Hargrave said “I’m good with the party, and I’m good with the leadership, and I’m good with my fellow MLAs. There are people, the speaker, he may be bitter like that, and some of the NDP are saying that (it’s about the party’s direction). Of course they’re going to say that. It’s an election year, but it’s just not true.”

A nomination race to replace Hargrave in Prince Albert Carlton is likely to be called soon with the election approaching quickly.

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NDP call for independent investigation with subpoena power over Speaker’s allegations

The Sask. NDP is calling for an official investigation into the comments made by Speaker Randy Weekes.

NDP MLA Meara Conway spoke to reporters, saying “The Speaker’s allegations are alarming and we know at least one person in the Premier’s inner circle, if not Moe himself, lied about them. After 17 years, the Sask. Party has become entitled and thinks the rules don’t apply to them. Moe and his ministers can’t be trusted to hold themselves accountable.”

The calls for an investigation come after cabinet minister Jeremy Harrison admitted to bringing a long gun into the Assembly in 2014 after he initially denied the allegations to the Premier. Harrison resigned as Government House Leader but remains Minister of Trade and Export Development.

Weekes also accused Harrison, and current House Leader Lori Carr, of harassment on the final day of the session. Harrison has denied all other allegations and Weekes has not spoken publically since that day, although he has been active on Twitter and other social media accounts.

Harrison sat down with Global News on Monday in Regina to discuss the allegations. In the interview, Harrison said “What I shouldn’t have done, though, is come by the legislature and brought (the gun) in. Even though there were no rules against it or no provisions that were being violated. It was an error in judgment.”

NDP leader Carla Beck responded to Harrison’s interview by saying, “Today we saw that there will be no further consequences for that minister, which I think shows weak leadership on the part of the premier. The people of Saskatchewan deserve better answers than what we’re provided today.”

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Sask. teachers to vote on offer today and tomorrow, STF says ‘best we can get’

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is doubling-down on endorsing the latest tentative deal with the province, but not because it checked all of their boxes.

STF President Samantha Becotte spoke to the Leader-Post and said this is a good opportunity to get something that they can build on going forward.

“If we don’t secure it, there’s always a possibility that we lose it. I would hope that it doesn’t go that way, but that is a risk.”

She admitted that the complexity issue cannot be addressed in such a short timeframe. “Both the minister (of education) and I have recognized that solutions with classroom complexity aren’t going to be solved within one year,” she said. “But we have made positive steps within this round, and it does provide a start.”

Becotte said that due to the upcoming election, this is the farthest the STF may be able to go this round of bargaining. “We pushed to get as many advancements as possible and this is where we ended up.”

Earlier this year, Nova Scotia and Quebec negotiated teacher contracts that include framework for classroom complexity.

Teachers will vote on the contract offer today and tomorrow, with results expected tomorrow night.

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