Watch above: The Saskatchewan NDP is hoping to ride the so-called “Orange Wave” as they gear up for the next provincial election with fresh roots. Calvin To reports.
REGINA – The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party showed off its changing face at a recent convention in Regina. Notably present at the event were women, children and young families.
It’s a very different demographic than what many people would remember of Lorne Calvert’s NDP back in the mid-2000’s.
“There’s a lot of new people here at the convention too,” said NDP Leader Cam Broten. “We actually have an overflow in the childcare being provided.”
The party is hoping to ride the so-called “Orange Wave” to victory, following Rachel Notley’s NDP win in Alberta. But it will not be an easy task.
The Saskatchewan Party still has many strongholds in the province, and Premier Brad Wall is still popular well into his second term in office. Despite the current economic climate, the Sask Party is still synonymous with growth and prosperity in the minds of many voters.
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As a party eager to show off its fresh roots, the NDP now stands in contrast with the Saskatchewan Party, which recently had a cabinet shuffleFile , but kept many of its main players in the same positions.
Cam Broten won a 98 per cent approval rating from the party membership at the convention.
With an election looming, the potential of a true two horse race is now more real than it has ever been in the past few years.
Watch below: Opposition Leader Cam Broten looks back on the recently ended sitting of the legislature and what a NDP government would do differently.
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