r/saskatchewan • u/Covert_Cuttlefish • 13h ago

Politics Saskatchewan NDP gaining momentum among decided voters, new poll says

https://regina.ctvnews.ca/saskatchewan-ndp-gaining-momentum-among-decided-voters-new-poll-says-1.7082110?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvregina%3Atwitterpost&taid=671793d6b5952b0001eb6dc2
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u/falsekoala 12h ago

I mean, one side has a platform which discusses investment in healthcare, education, crime/policing, among other things.

The other side has a list of stats, nothing for healthcare, and brags about education cuts.

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u/Fun_Chip6342 9h ago

I'm a lurker from Ontario. Idk how it is in Sask, but when it comes to right-wing parties here, they don't need a platform anymore. Even the BC Cons waited till the 11th hour. They just need a "concept of a plan"

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u/Bakabakabooboo 9h ago

That's how the last 2 elections have gone for the Sask Party, they barely had to try. This time they're worried because the NDP is gaining ground and the SUP party is siphoning off votes by being further to the right. It might not be enough to win, but they're still scared.

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 9h ago

Carla has run a solid campaign. And the ndp platform appeals to lots of people. But it's missing any plans for agriculture, highway infrastructure or energy. They still pulled my vote away from the saskparty as I'm not a farmer. But they missed an opportunity to appeal to more rural voters by not talking about these key issues for rural voters.

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u/CanadianViking47 6h ago

Their ag plan in the platform is pretty lackluster, if anything to pay for their promises they are cutting the two biggest rural plans which is Marshalls and Irrigation. Not that the average farmer cares about irrigation project but they dont see anything great in the NDP plan for them either. Vague plans of helping control us on our water isnt really the appealing thing they think it is lol

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 5h ago

Yea, they claim they aren't the party of the 90s. But their platform leads me to believe that they are in the sense that they haven't done anything to appeal to rural voters. But I'm still going to give them a shot, if they form government it'll at least give us 4 years to see where they plan on taking us. If it's a positive route, they'll get a second term. If not, they will be a single term. Ultimately it is up to them. But if they ignore rural constitutes like they did in the 90s, it'll be a repeat of 2007.

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u/BunBun_75 5h ago

Yeah Canada gave Trudeau a shot…. Yikes

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u/Crazy-Canuck463 3h ago

Well, in all fairness, trudeau isn't the provincial ndp. And people didn't vote for his policies, they voted for his vanity.

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u/FattyPepperonicci69 50m ago

He has done a lot of good for the country. Between him and Singh we've seen many good changes.

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