When I talk to Greens across the country and they reminisce about “the good old days” and what they miss, they always list off things we still do as Greens in Saskatchewan. Things you might take for granted. We are a living culture of grassroots democracy. We get to know one another and check on each other’s well-being, and enjoy a non-status camaraderie among candidates and volunteers. Being “ordinary people” is what makes us so relatable to voters on our doorsteps. We, as Greens, revive people’s faith in democracy and their confidence to try something different when it comes time to cast their ballot.

Dear Saskatchewan Greens,

I’m finally done harvest at the family orchard. That was a long one this year!

The winds of change are blowing in this province! I’m travelling the width and length of Saskatchewan again, helping Greens organize for the upcoming election. Everywhere I go, I hear the same thing: “We are ready for something new!” We in the SGP are the refreshing breeze that this province needs to restore voters’ belief in the integrity of our political system.

Dear Saskatchewan Greens,

Globally, the world is experiencing exponential growth of solar power with storage. Saskatchewan is an excellent place to employ solar, wind and other renewables, and the Saskatchewan Green Party is prepared to incentivize the rapid transition to clean energy in our province. The economics of energy production clearly favours renewables, and our province needs politicians who are prepared to do the work to bring our province within climate goals that look after future generations.

Dear Saskatchewan Greens,

As most of you know, SaskPower (by way of the SaskParty) is moving ahead with a fleet of GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. They see the Diefenbaker Lake and Estevan areas as sites big enough for at least two reactors, and they are envisioning four SMNRs in the province by 2042. The Saskatchewan Green Party is the ONLY political party in this province standing against this.

Here are some facts that are helpful when people ask “Why are you opposed to SMNRs?” 

Dear Green Friends,

If ever there was a time for Saskatchewan to hear the message “Doing Politics Differently“, it’s now. Voters need the refreshing, honest approach of Saskatchewan Green policies and candidates to restore their faith in democracy. It has never been more evident that the SaskParty has reached a level of corruption that they aren’t even bothering to hide anymore. This week in the Saskatchewan legislature, the SaskParty Speaker of the House Randy Weekes revealed that he has been the victim of intimidation and threats from his own party since becoming Speaker.

Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start and winter is barely over. More than 100 fires are burning across British Columbia. Several communities in northern Alberta are under evacuation alert already. Climate scientists have been warning us about this for decades, of course. Our weirdly warm winter produced hardly any snow, and left drought conditions right across the prairies to B.C. So, right now, the conditions are already more conducive to generating wildfires than they were at this time last year, and the federal government has now officially warned us that this wildfire season could indeed be worse than in 2023.

It is hard to look forward to another summer of toxic smoke and brutal, deathly heat. Despite all this, the SaskParty government released a budget that didn’t mention the “climate crisis” once.

At this time last year, the government was projecting a $ 208 million surplus for 2024-25.

Provincial Finance Minster Donna Harpaeur has gotten her projections wrong before; in all likelihood, she has again. This year, she said the government is projecting a return to balance by 2025-26, with a projected $18-million surplus for the next fiscal year. What this budget boils down to is $31.8 billion this year or a provincial debt of $14,090 for every person in the province. No premier in Saskatchewan’s history has ever increased provincial debt at the rate Premier Scott Moe has.

Dear Fellow Greens,

I have been out doorknocking and doing a listening campaign in Saskatoon Riversdale over the last year. The same 3 issues kept coming up over and over: affordability, problems with our healthcare system and climate instability. People are suffering financially right now because the cost of everything has gone up, and finding housing is harder than ever because its cost, too, has risen at an unprecedented rate. 

Saskatchewan people are struggling to find a family doctor. My own mother experienced two strokes this year and is struggling to pay for her portion of all the medications she now needs. Speaking often with youth, I see the climate anxiety they are living with. And for those living on the streets near 20th Street in Saskatoon, an arctic front in winter or a heat wave in summer can literally mean the difference between life and death.

Dear Fellow Greens,

Our Healthcare System in Saskatchewan is in freefall. It has reached an absolute crisis point because the SaskParty is allowing it to crumble, on purpose, to pave the way for more private healthcare. They have always favoured moving anything they can currently in the public system over to privately run options.

Yesterday a judge granted an injunction on Premier Scott Moe's unconstitutional pronoun policy in schools. Almost immediately, he announced his intention to use The Notwithstanding Clause to override kids' rights. Because he couldn't win in court,  Scott Moe intends to suspend the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This is a horrifying precedent for all of Canada. He called the injunction "judicial overreach", but what he is actually saying is that he thinks he is above our court system and doesn't need to listen to the law.