The Saskatchewan Party MLA who invited convicted murderer and former provincial politician Colin Thatcher to the Throne Speech, has resigned for health reasons.
Colin Thatcher Throne Speech
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Lyle Stewart MLA (Lumsden-Morse) announced that Friday, March 10, will be his last day in the Saskatchewan Legislature, ending his political career.
“I have been living with prostate cancer for a number of years now, but unfortunately, my condition has worsened in recent weeks to the point that I can no longer do this job to the standard I expect of myself and that my constituents deserve,” said Stewart in a news release on Monday.
Stewart spent over 23 years in the legislature and was first elected in Thunder Creek in 1999.
“It has been the honour of my life to represent the people of Lumsden-Morse and Thunder Creek as their MLA for the past 23 and a half years,” said Stewart.
"It has also been an honour to work with the two best and most successful leaders in Canada, Premier Brad Wall and Premier Scott Moe. I believe that together Premier Wall, Premier Moe, and all of my caucus colleagues, we have made a change in Saskatchewan that is both positive and indelible.”
Moe said he would miss working with Stewart and thanked him for serving Saskatchewan.
“Lyle was a great Ag minister, always standing up for Saskatchewan producers and initiating many of the great trade relationships we have today,” said Moe.
“But first and foremost, he has been a dedicated and hard-working MLA, always looking out for the best interests of the people he serves.”
In the 1970s, Stewart started his political career as an executive assistant for Thatcher.
Last year, Stewart invited Thatcher to the throne speech. Stewart was removed from his legislative secretary responsibilities due to inviting Thatcher.
Christopher Oldcorn is a Saskatchewan Reporter for the Western Standard & Saskatchewan Standard. He studied at the Centre for Investigative Journalism at Goldsmith’s, University of London and served as editor-in-chief of the SaultOnline.
the liberal party of canada can remove him, in similar fashion to how O'Toole was removed by the conservatives. Or Jagmeat can withdraw his support so that JT's minority government falls on a vote. Sounds as if something is about to happen, since the Globa and Mail has picked up the story on how China "bought" JT his las minority government. Even the bought and paid for Legacy media has had enough of Trudeau, it seems (maybe the polls are finally bad enough for even that compromised bunch)......
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the liberal party of canada can remove him, in similar fashion to how O'Toole was removed by the conservatives. Or Jagmeat can withdraw his support so that JT's minority government falls on a vote. Sounds as if something is about to happen, since the Globa and Mail has picked up the story on how China "bought" JT his las minority government. Even the bought and paid for Legacy media has had enough of Trudeau, it seems (maybe the polls are finally bad enough for even that compromised bunch)......
Why will no one remove Trudeau for all his treasons. Why will Trudeau not resign? How does Trudeau look at himself in the mirror??
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