Sask NDP watched their anti-independence bill die when the legislature adjourned until October on Thursday.Premier Scott Moe had declined to call it for debate, saying the proposal would have muzzled voters by raising the bar for plebiscites on leaving Canada. The bill was to double the petition threshold to 30% of eligible voters from 15%, a change NDP Leader Carla Beck said would have cooled talk of Western Independence while still respecting democracy. .Beck tried six times during the final week to move the motion, but the governing Sask Party blocked every attempt. With time gone in the spring sitting, the legislation could not return until at least the fall legislative session. Moe had promised a free vote, then did not allow a vote.
