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Colleen Young enters cabinet, Gord Wyant out

Colleen Young, MLA for Lloydminster, has been appointed to cabinet and will now serve as Minister of Advanced Education. Young replaces Saskatoon MLA Gordon Wyant.

In a statement, Premier Scott Moe said, “Minister Wyant recently asked to step away from his cabinet duties. He has been an effective and compassionate voice in our cabinet and I thank him for his service and friendship.”

It’s expected that Wyant will soon announce a campaign for Mayor of Saskatoon.

Moe continued by saying, "Colleen Young will be a strong minister with experience in this area, having served on the University of Saskatchewan Senate prior to her election to the Legislature." She assumes the role as the province and private sector are investing in a new Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus in Saskatoon.

Young was first elected in a 2014 by-election, following the departure of Tim McMillan. This is her first cabinet appointment. All other cabinet positions remain unchanged, however many speculate that there could be another shuffle ahead of the election, as three senior cabinet ministers are not seeking re-election.

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Teachers and province reach tentative agreement

Saskatchewan teachers have reached another tentative deal with the province, and this time it looks like it’s for real.

The SKoop Political Briefing is reporting this morning that the deal includes an 8% salary increase over three years, a one-time 1% market adjustment to the grid, an additional $18 million in classroom support, a Ministry Task Force on Complexity co-chaired by the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation, and a letter of understanding for violence-free classrooms.

The STF is endorsing and recommending the deal to its members.

Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill said, “I want to thank parents, teachers, and students for their patience during this process. I am hopeful that the tentative agreement will be finalized so that predictability is provided to families and teachers."

STF President Samantha Becotte said, “I am pleased to announce that the teachers’ bargaining committee and the government trustee bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement. This has not been an easy process for anyone involved, but we have arrived at a mutually acceptable agreement that will begin to respond to students’ needs.”

Teachers will vote on May 29 and 30 to ratify the agreement.

The previous offer presented by the government was rejected by 90% of Saskatchewan teachers, and just last week 95% of teachers voted in favour of allowing sanctions to continue beyond this school year.

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“Unequivocally false”: Premier denies Speaker’s allegations

Premier Scott Moe responded to allegations made by Speaker Randy Weekes last week.

Speaking to reporters at the cabinet shuffle, Moe said, “I did follow up a little bit with the member that many of the accusations were directed at and … I’ve been informed that they are all unequivocally false.”

When asked if Weekes was going to be removed from caucus, Moe noted that the Speaker publicly cut up his Saskatchewan Party membership card and said “If he hasn’t removed himself, I don’t see a chair for him at this point.” Weekes also lost a contested nomination in his home riding of 25 years and is not running in the fall election.

Weekes alleged that Government House Leader Jeremy Harrison sent him hundreds of texts and brought a hunting rifle into the legislative building. The Speaker is meant to be the neutral voice or referee during debate.

When asked if he would like to see an investigation into the matter, the Premier said, “It’s not for me to direct any type of investigation, nor do I intend to.”

Weekes spoke to media on Thursday and said that under the current Premier, the Saskatchewan Party has ‘lurched to the right’ by pursuing ‘knee-jerk policies’ like Bill 137., saying, “All of the things that we could have an emergency debate about. That was way down the list.”

Despite his concerns about Bill 137, Weekes continued to pursue the Saskatchewan Party’s nomination in the Kindersley-Biggar constituency.

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