Rural outreach, healthcare investments top P.A. NDP leadership debate
As the race for leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democrats nears the home stretch, the two vying to secure the top job are slowly separating themselves from one another — though still overwhelming pitch parallel ideas.
Regina Rosemont MLA Trent Wotherspoon and Saskatoon Meewasin MLA Ryan Meili had a more form-style, laid back debate in Prince Albert Saturday night, covering issues spanning population growth, rural outreach and carbon pricing. They were asked questions from various media outlets in the province alongside those submitted by residents online.
Carbon levies and environmental protection was a topic both pulled their additional 90-second talking card on, each stressing a need to craft a ‘made in Saskatchewan’ solution over waiting on the federal government’s imposed plan.
Both cautioned, however, that any carbon pricing scheme must actually work to decrease emissions and protect consumers, families, producers and trade exposed markets. Meili made note of the Alberta carbon levy program and said, “a majority of people … are actually making money off of their carbon levy system [rebates] rather than paying more.”