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The 2024 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 28, 2024, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.. The incumbent Saskatchewan Party government, led by Premier Scott Moe since 2018, sought re-election to a fifth consecutive term.
In August 2021, Saskatchewan's Chief Electoral Officer Michael Boda proposed changing election dates in the province in 2024, given that the provincial and municipal elections were, as in 2020, schedule to take place within three weeks of each other. Boda recommended changing the 2024 municipal election date from November to May. [2]
The Politics of Saskatchewan relate to the Canadian federal political system, along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a lieutenant-governor, who is the representative of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan; a premier—currently Scott Moe—leading the cabinet; and a legislative assembly.
The Government of Saskatchewan (French: Gouvernement de la Saskatchewan) is the provincial government of the province of Saskatchewan. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867 .
At a November 2023 Saskatchewan medical association conference in Saskatoon, medical professionals questioned Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Tim McLeod and noted that they expected an escalated mental health crisis as a result of the law. [49] The government was questioned on the need for the consent policies.
Saskatchewan uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that has the support of a majority in the Legislative Assembly. The premier chooses a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Saskatchewan, and presides over that body.
The Saskatchewan Party government, led by Premier Scott Moe since 2018, has been a persistent critic of federal environmental legislation. In 2018, Saskatchewan launched an unsuccessful court challenge against the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act; Saskatchewan argued that the act was unconstitutional, but in March 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that it is in fact ...
Scott Moe MLA (born July 31, 1973 [citation needed]) is a Canadian politician serving as the 15th and current premier of Saskatchewan since February 2, 2018. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook, first elected in 2011.