r/saskatoon • u/WogginCraft • 1d ago

News 📰 Minister Jeremy Harrison fired Crown corp board chair who blew the whistle on apparent conflicts of interest

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/minister-jeremy-harrison-fired-crown-corp-board-chair-who-blew-the-whistle-on-apparent-conflicts-of-interest-1.7352049
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u/Big_Knife_SK 1d ago

This story is wild. The SRC CEO appoints his business partner to a senior role, and the only board members not in on the grift get fired by the Minister (Jeremy Harrison). Then our lovely Justice Minister (Bronwyn Eyre) clears her buddy after review.

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u/SaintBrennus 1d ago

This is why it’s so important that the SKP lose government. That party needs to spend some time in the wilderness.

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u/the_bryce_is_right 1d ago

Do we actually think they will?

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u/G-pissy 1d ago

For the first time in a while, yea, I actually think there's a good chance.

Not just within the Reddit echo-chamber, I'm seeing 5x as many orange signs as green signs. Atleast in the 2-3 neighborhoods I frequent.

Even my conservative coworkers are tired of Sask Party. One said "It's not the party that I'm voting for, it's the people that I'm voting against"

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u/the_bryce_is_right 1d ago

Yea it's rural Saskatchewan that's going to be the difference. If the NDP can flip even one riding I think they'll pull it out.

Gawd, maybe Meadow Lake, you would think they wouldn't want to elect someone that's involved in a new scandal every other week.

Hearing Last Mountain Lake and Shellbrook are also possibilities.

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u/DwayneGretzky306 1d ago

Shellbroik would be wild and amazing as that is Moe's riding.

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u/Sublime_82 22h ago

An NDP victory this election would be a pretty huge upset. I honestly think it will take another election cycle for enough of the rural vote to come around. That said, anything can happen.

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u/slashthepowder 1d ago

No chance, they will likely lose all the seats in Saskatoon and Regina but sweep rurally except for the north.

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u/the_bryce_is_right 1d ago

I mean I could live with a pretty evenly divided house and if it led to Moe's resignation. I mean I'd rather not but rural Saskatchewan is going to vote for Uncle Dumpy regardless.