Scott Moe says Sask. believes in united Canada but warns of 'consequences' should harmful policies continue

Alexander Quon · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 08, 2025 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Sask. Premier Scott Moe says his full authorities believes successful a "united Canada" and rejects discussions connected occidental Canadian independence. 

In a caller op-ed for the Globe and Mail, salient Conservative person Preston Manning highlighted deep-rooted feelings of Western alienation among voters successful Saskatchewan and Alberta. 

Manning theorized that enactment for independency volition lone increase if the Liberals are re-elected April 28.

On Monday, Moe stressed that helium does not enactment the ideas raised by the laminitis of the Reform Party, but admitted that occidental alienation is simply a existent sentiment successful Saskatchewan. 

"We person galore questions implicit the people of the past fig of years and proceed to person those questions going into this national predetermination run with respect to the policies that person been enactment guardant archetypal by Liberal — but ever supported by the NDP — government present successful in this nation," said Moe. 

Moe's comments connected Monday came after the Saskatchewan NDP attempted to get Moe to supply a yes oregon nary reply connected his enactment for occidental independency during question period. 

NDP Leader Carla Beck said she was disappointed erstwhile the premier failed to supply clarity.

"Often I deliberation I'm mounting the barroom beauteous low. It's a beauteous straightforward question and the premier manages clip and clip again to crawl nether those expectations," said Beck. 

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Beck said she believes that occidental separatism is simply a divisive taxable that has nary spot successful the look of threats of annexation and a commercialized warfare by the United States. 

Moe said helium believes separatism and alienation are superior topics erstwhile pressed on wherefore helium wouldn't reply the question successful question period. 

"I wanted the accidental to travel retired and beryllium precise wide with you," Moe said. 

Moe highlighted however helium believes the past decennary of policies nether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — such arsenic the national terms connected c — only served to harm Saskatchewan and its interests. 

Last week, Moe said that if authorities is formed by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, past he'd want to spot changes.

"If that's the way that they are going to proceed to take, and that unconsented argumentation that is harmful to however we make wealth, jobs and accidental successful this province, past we are going to person a important occupation moving forward," Moe said. 

On Monday, Saskatchewan's premier enactment the onus connected national enactment leaders to code the feelings of aggrieved Saskatchewan residents. 

So acold during the national predetermination campaign, nary person from the NDP, Conservative Party of Canada oregon Liberal Party of Canada has made a halt successful Saskatchewan. 

"What are you going to bash different? What are you going to alleviate the concerns that successful our lawsuit Saskatchewan residents person of not being respected by their national government?" Moe said.