Liberal candidate Katelyn Zimmer admitted the biggest obstacle to the Liberal Party’s success this election in Saskatchewan is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau..Stay focused brave Liberal, keep walking to the light….When asked who her political hero is, the candidate for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan named three women “who have run before me” – Canada’s first female prime minister, Kim Campbell, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton..Darn. Lost her. A brief, shining moment, then that..Campbell’s most noted recent contribution to politics was in 2019 when she sent out a filthy tweet calling former U.S. president Donald Trump a “mother..”.Freeland is… oh, there’s just way too much to even try to unpack here..Clinton, whom Zimmer merely called “polarizing” has so far managed to avoid jail despite a trail of explosive scandals dogging her and that Lolita Express frequent-flying hubby Bill for decades..But, when it comes to heroes, each to her own. And it remains a free country, barring a September 20 majority government win for Trudeau who’ll resume his quest to push through Bill C-10, Bill C-36, and whatever else he’ll surely devise to crush free speech..Zimmer, a 38-year-old veterinarian, responded to a questionnaire sent out by the Moose Jaw Express/Moose Jaw Today.com to each candidate in the riding..It asked: What is the biggest issue facing your party’s chance at success?.No, it isn’t that she’s a rookie running in a Conservative stronghold for a party Saskatchewan shut out of all 14 ridings last federal election..With former Saskatchewan-born leader Andrew Scheer at the helm, Conservatives won 64% of the provincial vote, the NDP 19.6%, and the Liberals trailed at a paltry 11.7%..That’s small stuff compared to Trudeau’s scandals and failures, baggage weighing even more heavily on Saskatchewan Liberals this time around..“In Saskatchewan, it’s the leader. There are many reasons why people vote the way they do (the party, the leader, the local candidate) and I’m hoping people will think about voting for me on my own merit,” said Zimmer..Trudeau’s merit in Saskatchewan could well rank below the plague of grasshoppers that swept through the province this summer. To put it delicately, Saskatchewan can’t stand him..Zimmer later said she fully supports the prime minister..Another question: What is your party leader’s biggest flaw?.Now how does a rookie candidate honestly answer that and not get booted out of the party?.“A he-said/he-said relationship with Premier Scott Moe,” said Zimmer. “I can’t help but think that Saskatchewan would benefit from having a Liberal member of Parliament once again. Someone who genuinely loves this province, is not self-interested and who can cooperate with the provincial government to affect change.”.It’s no secret Moe and Trudeau aren’t besties. Moe’s criticism of Trudeau and his federal cronies has been both relentless and warranted..He took the federal government to court over the carbon tax. They’ve locked horns over gun control, equalization, anti-COVID-19 lockdowns. It goes on..Most recently, Moe blasted Trudeau over his unfair treatment regarding private MRI clinics. Trudeau’s campaign said if he wins, he’ll claw back health fund transfers if MRI charges in Saskatchewan aren’t eliminated. Moe pointed out Quebec and Ontario have private MRI clinics operating, but Trudeau hasn’t threatened cuts to health funding in those provinces..Zimmer, who is currently vice-president of the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association, listed health, well-being and support of families; vitality of farming and small cities/communities; and climate change and the environment as her top three issues. .She is adamantly pro-COVID-19 vaccination and “annoyed by anti-vaxxers” and protesters who support alternative treatments. .Investing in research and development to provide opportunities to grow local industry and ensure Saskatchewan is at the “forefront of innovation” is a priority..Zimmer is bold to run in a riding that elected Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski with 71% of the vote in 2019. .Lukiwski isn’t seeking re-election so it’s a four-way race among Zimmer, CPC’s Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie, PPC rail service company manager Chey Craik, and NDP lawyer Talon Regent..Advance polls opened across Canada Friday. Elections Canada said more than 182,000 Saskatchewan voters cast an early vote – an increase of 20% compared to 2019..Circling back to Trudeau, the Conservative Party would have been negligent to not have seized on and tweeted a response to Zimmer’s analysis of the prime minister’s impact on her campaign. .“Even Liberals know, it’s time for change,” the CPC tweeted..Slobodian is the Senior Manitoba Columnist for the Western Standard .lslobodian@westernstandardonline.com
Liberal candidate Katelyn Zimmer admitted the biggest obstacle to the Liberal Party’s success this election in Saskatchewan is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau..Stay focused brave Liberal, keep walking to the light….When asked who her political hero is, the candidate for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan named three women “who have run before me” – Canada’s first female prime minister, Kim Campbell, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton..Darn. Lost her. A brief, shining moment, then that..Campbell’s most noted recent contribution to politics was in 2019 when she sent out a filthy tweet calling former U.S. president Donald Trump a “mother..”.Freeland is… oh, there’s just way too much to even try to unpack here..Clinton, whom Zimmer merely called “polarizing” has so far managed to avoid jail despite a trail of explosive scandals dogging her and that Lolita Express frequent-flying hubby Bill for decades..But, when it comes to heroes, each to her own. And it remains a free country, barring a September 20 majority government win for Trudeau who’ll resume his quest to push through Bill C-10, Bill C-36, and whatever else he’ll surely devise to crush free speech..Zimmer, a 38-year-old veterinarian, responded to a questionnaire sent out by the Moose Jaw Express/Moose Jaw Today.com to each candidate in the riding..It asked: What is the biggest issue facing your party’s chance at success?.No, it isn’t that she’s a rookie running in a Conservative stronghold for a party Saskatchewan shut out of all 14 ridings last federal election..With former Saskatchewan-born leader Andrew Scheer at the helm, Conservatives won 64% of the provincial vote, the NDP 19.6%, and the Liberals trailed at a paltry 11.7%..That’s small stuff compared to Trudeau’s scandals and failures, baggage weighing even more heavily on Saskatchewan Liberals this time around..“In Saskatchewan, it’s the leader. There are many reasons why people vote the way they do (the party, the leader, the local candidate) and I’m hoping people will think about voting for me on my own merit,” said Zimmer..Trudeau’s merit in Saskatchewan could well rank below the plague of grasshoppers that swept through the province this summer. To put it delicately, Saskatchewan can’t stand him..Zimmer later said she fully supports the prime minister..Another question: What is your party leader’s biggest flaw?.Now how does a rookie candidate honestly answer that and not get booted out of the party?.“A he-said/he-said relationship with Premier Scott Moe,” said Zimmer. “I can’t help but think that Saskatchewan would benefit from having a Liberal member of Parliament once again. Someone who genuinely loves this province, is not self-interested and who can cooperate with the provincial government to affect change.”.It’s no secret Moe and Trudeau aren’t besties. Moe’s criticism of Trudeau and his federal cronies has been both relentless and warranted..He took the federal government to court over the carbon tax. They’ve locked horns over gun control, equalization, anti-COVID-19 lockdowns. It goes on..Most recently, Moe blasted Trudeau over his unfair treatment regarding private MRI clinics. Trudeau’s campaign said if he wins, he’ll claw back health fund transfers if MRI charges in Saskatchewan aren’t eliminated. Moe pointed out Quebec and Ontario have private MRI clinics operating, but Trudeau hasn’t threatened cuts to health funding in those provinces..Zimmer, who is currently vice-president of the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association, listed health, well-being and support of families; vitality of farming and small cities/communities; and climate change and the environment as her top three issues. .She is adamantly pro-COVID-19 vaccination and “annoyed by anti-vaxxers” and protesters who support alternative treatments. .Investing in research and development to provide opportunities to grow local industry and ensure Saskatchewan is at the “forefront of innovation” is a priority..Zimmer is bold to run in a riding that elected Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski with 71% of the vote in 2019. .Lukiwski isn’t seeking re-election so it’s a four-way race among Zimmer, CPC’s Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie, PPC rail service company manager Chey Craik, and NDP lawyer Talon Regent..Advance polls opened across Canada Friday. Elections Canada said more than 182,000 Saskatchewan voters cast an early vote – an increase of 20% compared to 2019..Circling back to Trudeau, the Conservative Party would have been negligent to not have seized on and tweeted a response to Zimmer’s analysis of the prime minister’s impact on her campaign. .“Even Liberals know, it’s time for change,” the CPC tweeted..Slobodian is the Senior Manitoba Columnist for the Western Standard .lslobodian@westernstandardonline.com
