With the Saskatoon Fairview byelection days away, candidates are busy making the final push.
The first three days of advanced voting saw 1,098 people cast their ballot. There are 12,809 registered voters in the riding.
READ MORE: Field of candidates now set for Saskatoon Fairview byelection
The last day of advanced voting will be on Tuesday before the byelection set for Thursday, Sept. 7.
This weekend, each candidate was asked, “What is the biggest priority in your platform?”
Vicki Mowat is the Saskatchewan NDP candidate. She ran for the seat in the 2016 provincial election, losing by less than 200 votes to the Saskatchewan Party’s Jennifer Campeau.
“I want to be able to fight for affordability for people, make life more affordable. This is an important piece for us. We know this is a byelection, so it’s not a chance for us to change government, but it is an opportunity to send a message to the Sask Party,” said Mowat.
WATCH: Saskatoon Fairview Saskatchewan NDP candidate Vicki Mowat
David Prokopchuk is with the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. He previously ran for the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection in March.
“It’s what people are telling me, that they want change. They are absolutely disgusted with what’s been going on in Regina, and not just from the Sask Party’s point of view, but the NDP have simply been uttering rhetoric, ‘Bad guys, bad guys, bad guys elect us,’ and people want real change,” said Prokopchuk.
WATCH: Saskatoon Fairview PC Party candidate David Prokopchuk
Taylor Bolin is running for the Saskatchewan Green Party.
“With the Green Party, a lot of our platform really comes down to trying to stimulate the economy through some new avenues, so trying to diversify the different industries in which we support and that we generate our money from,” said Bolin.
WATCH: Saskatoon Fairview Green Party candidate Taylor Bolin
Saskatoon Fairview Green Party candidate Taylor Bolin
Representing the Saskatchewan Liberals is Shah Rukh, who previously ran in the 2016 provincial election.
“Everything on our platform works for everybody, just not only for one person. The most, of the things we’re talking about on the door campaign, and getting a lot of comments; the people are facing a very hard time is the PST. PST kills everybody,” said Rukh.
WATCH: Saskatoon Fairview Liberals candidate Shah Rukh
Cameron Scott is running for the Saskatchewan Party.
“Continuing that growth, creating jobs, and creating an environment for growth for our province and for the people here. We have new schools that are going up across the province, Saskatoon has new bridges, we have the new children’s hospital and we want to continue that trend,’ said Scott.
WATCH: Saskatoon Fairview Saskatchewan Party candidate Cameron Scott
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