Sask NDP is demanding a Yorkton MLA denounce a Western independence movement that claims credit for his election victory after the group scheduled a townhall in his riding to discuss Saskatchewan leaving Canada.Unified Grassroots (UG) will hold a townhall on Saturday in the Yorkton riding represented by Sask Party MLA David Chan. UG founder Nadine Ness has publicly stated they organized support for Chan and that he would not have won without their backing..Saskatchewan considers forced drug treatment.UG has been conducting townhalls across the province for months to discuss Saskatchewan leaving Canada. During a Saskatoon meeting, one host openly advocated for Saskatchewan to accept President Donald Trump's invitation to become America's fifty-first state.."This independence garbage only serves to hurt our economy," said Kim Breckner, Sask NDP Shadow Minister for Trade and Export Development. “We’re playing right into Donald Trump’s hand when we should be working actively to reduce our economic reliance on the United States, break down interprovincial trade barriers and build critical, game changing infrastructure — rail lines, pipelines and power lines — from Canadian coast to Canadian coast.”Breckner called on Chan to publicly reject the Western independence movement so the province can focus on building Saskatchewan's future..Christian artist Sean Feucht’s tour bus rammed near Montreal.“I am calling on MLA David Chan to step forward and denounce this independence movement so we can get to work on building a bright future for Saskatchewan,” said Breckner.Sask NDP Leader Carla Beck has introduced legislation designed to make it more difficult for Western independence movements to initiate a referendum on leaving Canada.
