Role & Purpose of Government 

As a matter of principle under its constitution, the party states that it is rooted in, and all of its activities shall be guided by and conform with:
– democratic institutions wherein elected representatives serve honestly, ethically, and with concern for all their constituents, and governments at all levels are open and accountable to the people
– fiscal prudence, including limited government, balanced budgets, debt reduction, and realistic taxation and contingency provisions
– autonomy of the Government of Saskatchewan within confederation up to and including to collection of taxes, provincial pension plan, control of immigration to focus on meeting the demands of future industry, application of the carbon tax if any, equitable equalization payments

Taxes, Services, Stewardship & Reform 

Taxation, Finance, Financial Responsibility

The party advocates:
– comprehensive review of the current progressive tax system with the objective of transitioning towards a flat tax system, ensuring simplicity and fairness for all taxpayers
– reform of the Provincial Sales Tax, with the goal of eliminating it entirely to alleviate the tax burden on residents and businesses.

– revamping governmental department budgets for facility infrastructure and improvements, shifting from an annual calculation to a three-year budget period
– legislation mandating balanced budgets, with any exceptions necessitating explicit voter approval through a majority vote in a provincial referendum
– earmarking any and all unexpected provincial budget surpluses for debt reduction until the provincial debt is eliminated
– establishment of a “Heritage Fund,” to save part of the province’s natural resource revenue for true emergencies. The determination of emergencies and any changes to the rules regarding the fund would require a majority vote in a provincial referendum
– exploring options for raising the minimum pension age for Saskatchewan MLAs from 50 to 65, with the intent of saving taxpayer money.
– allowing individual taxpayers to designate a portion of their tax contributions to specific areas of public spending
– using all available legal, legislative, electoral, and public opinion strategies to oppose the federal carbon tax, ensuring that no resident or business in Saskatchewan is compelled to pay the carbon tax to the federal government.
– to control provincial government spending and ensure fiscal responsibility and sustainability, implementing strict Tax and Expenditure Limits

Democratic Reform, Provincial Autonomy

The party advocates:

– creation within the party of a special policy committee, with members elected by party membership, to examine and draft policies in preparation for Saskatchewan’s potential autonomy from the federal government
– upon formation of an autonomous Saskatchewan government, initiating creation of a constitution
– ensuring that the principle that individual liberty is the legal and moral foundation upon which society is built is upheld
– recognition of the right to own property shall be recognized as a fundamental human right, and ensuring that any Saskatchewan Bill of Rights and Freedoms includes a provision recognizing property rights
– a comprehensive and independent review of public sector pensions, aiming to align them more closely with private sector pensions
– to promote accountability, introduction of legislation requiring members of the legislature to respond to questions posed by other members during legislative sessions
– legislation mandating the power of Saskatchewan voters to elect all their representatives, including senators and the Lieutenant Governor
– strengthening punishments for breach of public trust by elected officials, with penalties including steep fines, loss of seat/pension, and potential jail time for fraud and corruption offences
– legislation to establish a provincial petition and recall website, enabling voters to initiate and sign petitions for the recall of elected officials, and to create a recall process for any elected position in Saskatchewan
– collaboration with all political parties in the province to reform campaign finance, including determining donation limits for corporate and individual donors

Regulatory Reform

The party advocates:
– legislating a requirement that for each new regulation enacted, redundant existing regulations must be repealed, to ensure a net reduction in overall regulatory costs

Accountability

The party advocates:
– enhancing Freedom of Information through amendments to enhance the powers of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, including granting the Commissioner the authority to issue summary fines to entities for unjustified delays and costs in processing access to information requests

Intergovernmental Relations 

Federal Government, Provincial Autonomy
The party states that:

– as a matter of principle under its constitution, it is rooted in, and all of its activities shall be guided by and conform with the goal of negotiating a fair and equitable deal with Ottawa in all matters pertaining to provincial jurisdiction; and if unsuccessful asking the voters of Saskatchewan if they choose to proceed to independence.

The party advocates:
– recognition of English as the official language of Saskatchewan (Note: English and French would still be the official languages of Canada as per the Official Languages Act, but this policy would specifically apply to provincial matters in Saskatchewan.)
– comprehensive and balanced counselling and education regarding gender dysphoria shall be advocated, while protecting parental rights to educate their children on matters of sexuality, including requiring rhe Department of Education and school personnel to inform parents of any counselling involving gender dysphoria
– rejection of the concept of compelled speech shall be rejected. (Note: Freedom of expression, including the rejection of compelled speech, is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.)
– legislation to prevent financial institutions from mandating the use of digital identification
– termination of all obligations, commitments, and agreements with the United Nations that are not beneficial, genuine, or transparent to the well-being and will of the people of Saskatchewan
– prohibition of lockdowns imposed on the citizens of Saskatchewan. (Note: Public health measures, including lockdowns, are typically enacted under provincial health legislation, such as The Public Health Act in Saskatchewan.)
– using every reasonable means to negotiate a better deal for Saskatchewan or possibly terminate Saskatchewan’s participation in the federal transfer payments program
– seeking provincial control over trade in Saskatchewan resources, enabling trade with American neighbors without federal intervention, and working with provincial neighbors for safe access to tidewater, opening more markets to Saskatchewan’s products
– introduction of legislation to grant the Government of Saskatchewan authority over the province’s portion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), including development of a fully developed Saskatchewan pension plan, with legal safeguards to prevent the plan from being used to balance the provincial budget
– legislation to enable Saskatchewan to manage all tax structures, including national taxes, including a requirement that Ottawa provide Saskatchewan with a monthly statement of expenses, which the province will review to verify their credibility before remitting its share of payment.

Municipalities & Provinces

The party advocates:
– pursuing cooperation with Alberta and Manitoba, to enhance the utilization of the Port of Churchill for the benefit of all three provinces
– using every reasonable means to negotiate a better deal for Saskatchewan or possibly terminate Saskatchewan’s participation in the federal transfer payments program
– giving preference in provincial contracting to Saskatchewan companies first, followed by other western provincial companies for all provincial projects, and ensuring that Saskatchewan shall not work with questionable companies, by exiting the New West Partnership and implementing a “Saskatchewan First” policy
– providing grant opportunities to small communities with populations under 5,000 residents for the purpose of upgrading firefighting equipment.
– revising Municipalities Act to reduce the disparity allowed between the highest mill rate factor (HMRF) of one property class and the lowest mill rate factor (LMRF) of another property class, promoting equity in municipal taxation.

Civil Society

The party states that:
– while collaboration with churches and other religious organizations is permissible, religion has no authority over the lawful actions or operations of these organizations. Legislation shall reflect this principle to ensure the independence of religious entities.

International Relations

The party advocates:
– termination of all obligations, commitments, and agreements with the United Nations that are not beneficial, genuine, or transparent to the well-being and will of the people of Saskatchewan
– strengthening strengthen trade relations with the bordering U.S. states of North Dakota and Montana

Courts & Public Safety

The party advocates:
– appointment of a provincial Firearms Commissioner whose office will operate independently from the Saskatchewan Police Force and adhere to provincial laws
– legislation to enshrine individuals’ rights to own and use firearms, ease restrictions on law-abiding gun owners, and simultaneously increase penalties for the criminal use of firearms
– enhancing Freedom of Information through amendments to enhance the powers of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, including granting the Commissioner the authority to issue summary fines to entities for unjustified delays and costs in processing access to information requests
– cancelling the contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for policing services in Saskatchewan, and replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force
– working closely with municipalities and organizations such as the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities and the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association to explore alternative rural policing options, such as expanding the Crime Watch program and increasing rural civilian participation in supplemental and police support services

Role & Purpose of Government

Participatory Democracy

The party states that:
– it strives for a democracy in which all citizens have the right to express their views, and are able to directly participate in the environmental, economic, social and political decisions which affect their lives; so that power and responsibility are concentrated in local and regional communities, and devolved only where essential to higher tiers of governance.

To that end, it advocates:
– individual empowerment through access to all the relevant information required for any decision, and access to education to enable all to participate.
– breaking down inequalities of wealth and power that inhibit participation.
– building grassroots institutions that enable decisions to be made directly at the appropriate level by those affected, based on systems which encourage civic
vitality, voluntary action and community responsibility.
– strong support for giving young people a voice through educating, encouraging and assisting youth involvement in every aspect of political life including their participation in all decision-making bodies.
– ensuring that all elected representatives are committed to the principles of transparency, truthfulness, and accountability in governance.
– that all electoral systems are transparent and democratic, and that this is enforced by law
– that in all electoral systems, each adult has an equal vote
– that all electoral systems are based on proportional representation, and all elections are publicly funded with strict limits on, and full transparency of, corporate and private donations.
– that all citizens have the right to be a member of the political party of their choice within a multi-party system

Intergovernmental Relations

The party declares:
– its commitment to nonviolence and to strive for a culture of peace and cooperation between states, inside societies and between individuals, as the basis of global security.
– its belief that security should not rest mainly on military strength but on cooperation, sound economic and social development, environmental safety, and respect for human rights.

To that end it advocates:
– a comprehensive concept of global security, which gives priority to social, economic, ecological, psychological and cultural aspects of conflict, instead of a concept based primarily on military balances of power.
– a global security system capable of the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts.
– removing the causes of war by understanding and respecting other cultures, eradicating racism, promoting freedom and democracy, and ending global poverty.
– pursuing general and complete disarmament including international agreements to ensure a complete and definitive ban of nuclear, biological and chemical arms, anti-personnel mines and depleted uranium weapons.
– strengthening the United Nations (UN) as the global organisation of conflict management and peacekeeping.
– pursuing a rigorous code of conduct on arms exports to countries where human rights are being violated.

Courts & Public Safety

The party advocates:
– creating a drug reduction strategy and developing more safe injection sites.
– regulating the distribution of pharmaceuticals prescribed by doctors to track and prevent dangerous levels of over-medication and prevent opioid addiction.
– treating drug addiction as a public health issue, not a felony.

Reform
The party states that:
– it is concerned about practices within government of awarding lucrative contracts to friends and insiders, blurring lines between the business of the province and business interests of wealthy donors, and failing to hold MLAs to account for helping their wealthy friends.
– the province has the worst campaign finance and lobbying laws in Canada.
– its top priority is making it illegal for people from outside of Saskatchewan to donate to political parties and banning corporate and union donations.

To such ends the party advocates quick action to bring trust and ethics back to the provincial political system, including:
– calling a public inquiry into the Global Transportation Hub and Regina Bypass scandals.
– introduction of stronger conflict-of-interest rules for MLAs.
– closing the lobbyist registry loophole and requiring all lobbying to be made public.
– ending commercial development in provincial parks and reversing the takeover of Wascana Park.
– improving minimum standards for financial information provided to the public.
– requiring the Provincial Auditor to report on the state of public finances before each election.

Budgets & Services
The party states that:
– recent budgets show that the current government has no real plan to address the economic challenges, including those resulting from the pandemic, just its old playbook of cuts.
– years of cuts have weakened public services and the provincial economy.
– it’s time for a government that will put people first. It undertakes to work from day one on a transparent, well-planned return to fiscal health for the province, putting people and
families at the heart of budgets and ensuring a system that is fair and democratic.
– public debt has tripled under the current government, raising concerns about the provincial deficit, in addition to deficits in provincial schools and hospitals, and in the bank accounts of ordinary Saskatchewan families.

The party advocates:
– working with an expert panel to plan a path back to balanced budgets, including setting targets for net debt-to-GDP ratio and a focus on the investments designed to deliver the most growth and the greatest long-term savings.
– because wise investments in people pay for themselves through increased economic activity and decreased spending on poverty, illness and crime, it is committed to health and education, forward-thinking investments, smart financing and a commitment to progressive taxation.
– in order to ensure that the very wealthy to pay their fair share, implementing an additional one percent tax on those with net wealth over $15 million, resulting in an additional
$120 million in revenue annually.

Intergovernmental Relations | Courts & Public Safety

The party advocates:
– committing to a strong Saskatchewan within a strong Canada, by fighting for a fair deal on equalization.
– doubling current funding for gang prevention strategies to keep our communities and our young people safe.

Role & Purpose of Government

The party’s constitution states that:
– the party is committed to the view that the dignity of each individual man and woman is the cardinal principle of democratic society and the primary purpose of all political organization and activity in such a society
– it is dedicated to the principles of: individual freedom, responsibility, and human dignity in the framework of a just society, and political freedom in the framework of meaningful participation by all persons.
– the party subscribes to the fundamental rights and freedoms of persons under the rule of law and commits itself to the protection of these essential values and their constant adoption to the changing needs of modern society.
– it is bound by the Constitution of Canada and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is committed to the pursuit of equality of opportunity for all persons, to the enhancement of our unique and diverse cultural community, to the recognition that English and French are the official languages of Canada, and to the preservation of the Canadian identity in a global society.
– it recognizes that a democratic system requires all citizens have access to full information concerning policies and leadership of the Party, and opportunity to participate in open and public assessment of such policies and leadership as they deem desirable to promote the political, economic,social, cultural and general well-being of Saskatchewan people.

Taxes, Services, Stewardship & Reform

Accountable Government

The party advocates:
– instituting a Fair Advertising in Government Act to prevent the misuse of public funds for propaganda purposes;
– ensuring the full disclosure of MLA budgets to allow for greater scrutiny of office and legislative expenditures;
– giving more power to the Provincial Auditor and increasing their respective budget;
– ensuring all constituencies have approximately the same number of people and their grouping is a fair reflection of the communities that reside there;
– looking to reduce the overall number of constituencies to make them more commensurate with the actual population size of the province.

To modernize political donations, the party advocates:
– limiting yearly personal/individual donations to a specific amount competitive with other provinces;
– adjusting tax deductions for individual donations to cap out at the full donation amount;
– reducing corporate and union donations to half the amount of a personal/individual donation for party and half for constituency associations; and
– banning all donations whose source is outside the province (individual, corporate, or union).

Tax Reform
To support families and communities, the party advocates:
– increasing the Saskatchewan Basic Personal Amount an individual can earn before starting to pay income from $16,065 to a number commensurate with a current full time minimum wage position in the province;
– increasing the Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit (SLITC) to double its current amount;
– eliminating the Education portion of property tax;
– implementing PST exemptions for all basic/essential goods;
– allowing for input tax credits for businesses which will ensure it is applied only when a final product or service is provided to the consumer; and
– eliminating PST from all insurance products sold in Saskatchewan.

Services
The party advocates:
– redesigning Social Assistance rom the ground up writing a new, simpler Act;
– scrapping Saskatchewan Income Support (SIS) and replacing it with a more effective benefit package;
– reinstating the Rental Supplement including:
a) all Social Assistance clients will receive the Rental Supplement;
b) the Rental Supplement will subsidize rents to the cost of the average rent in Saskatchewan;
c) any resident who pays more than 40% of gross income towards rent will qualify; clients will be subsidized from 40% of income up to average rent or actual, whichever is less
– indexing Social Assistance rates to inflation;
– paying the actual cost of utilities for Social Assistance clients directly;
– providing Social Assistance clients with enough assistance that they are no longer having to sacrifice food or rent;
– simplifying rules for Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) whereby any client with a disability, who needs any type of assistance and whose quality of life is affected by the disability, qualifies for SAID. This includes ensuring SAID applications no longer assume that a permanent disability has suddenly, miraculously been healed.

Courts & Public Safety
The party advocates:
– providing provincial urban police forces with an agreed upon funding increase to serve its raison d’être to serve and protect.

Role & Purpose of Government 

As its Guiding Principles the party lists commitments to:
– Economic growth and job creation through the private sector, not government, as the engine of the economy;
– Smaller, less intrusive, more efficient government;
– Steady, gradual reduction in government spending and taxation while maintaining a firm commitment to balanced budgets;
– A high-quality health care system for all Saskatchewan people, regardless of where they live within the province;
– A strong social safety net which protects those who truly need support while encouraging individuals to become self sufficient;
– Democratic reform to make government more responsive to the people it serves;
– Individual freedom and the equality of opportunity for all citizens; and
– The constant improvement of Saskatchewan’s economic and social conditions within a strong and united Canada.

Taxes, Services, Stewardship & Reform

Budget & Taxes
During its previous election campaign, the party stated that:
– its plan for a Strong Saskatchewan would see the provincial budget balanced by 2024, and that it would maintain balanced budgets through 2030.

The party’s 2024-2024 budget states that:

– it is making record new investments in classrooms, care and communities, including:
* the largest-ever increase in school operating funding;
* the largest-ever increase in health care funding; and
* the largest-ever increase in municipal revenue sharing for communities;
– and that these and many other investments are the result of and the response to a rapidly growing province; that the provincial population is growing at its fastest pace in more than a century and is expected to reach 1.25 million people sometime in 2024.

Deficit & Debt

The party states that:

– in 2023-2024 it budgeted for a surplus of $1.02 billion, with the fiscal year being forecasted to end with a $482 deficit
– its 2024-2025 budget anticipates a deficit of $273 million
– in 2023-2024 it budgeted for revenue of $19.7 billion, with the fiscal year being forecasted to end with $20.4 billion total in revenue
– its 2024-2025 budget anticipates revenue of 19.9 billion
– its 2024-2025 budget does not include any new taxes or tax increases
– its 2024-25 Budget has a projected deficit of $273.2 million, but is expected to return to a surplus position in 2025-26 due to increasing revenues as a result of a growing population, labour force and economy.
– a sign of Saskatchewan’s strong position is its sustainable net debt, with the second lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in Canada. In this budget, gross taxpayer-supported debt is forecast to be $21.1 billion at March 31, 2024, up from $18.1 billion the previous year due to increased borrowing for the Saskatchewan Capital Plan
– due to responsible management of the province’s finances, Saskatchewan maintains the second-highest credit rating among the provinces when the ratings from the three major agencies – Moody’s Investors Services, Standard and Poor’s and DBRS Morningstar – are considered.

Services

With respect to education, the party states that:
– in the 2024-2025 budget, school operating funding increases by nearly nine per cent. Overall, education funding is up more than $247 million from the previous year – a lift of more than eight per cent for Saskatchewan teachers, students and classrooms – including a record $356.6 million in classroom supports.

With respect to health care, the party states that:
– in the 2024-2025 budget, funding for the provincial health care system increases by more than 10 per cent, including capital projects. With a focus on care, the budget for health care rises by $726 million..

With respect to communities, the party states that:
– cities, towns, villages and rural and northern municipalities receive a record increase of $42.4 million in municipal revenue sharing – a lift of more than 14 per cent from the previous year – as a result of a predictable formula that sees revenue sharing increase as the economy grows

With respect to social services, the party states that:
– Saskatchewan is growing at its fastest pace in more than a century. As of October 1, 2023, the province was home to 1,218,976 people. The population grew by 31,369 people over the previous year, leading to the largest population growth in a single year in more than a century. Within the next year its population will reach 1.25 million people, which would be an increase of a quarter-million people since 2007. This places the province on track to reach the Growth Plan goal of 1.4 million people living in Saskatchewan by 2030.
– the 2024-2025 budget invests in other priority areas for the people of Saskatchewan, such as social safety nets. The $1.5-billion Ministry of Social Services budget – an increase of $112.4 million, or 7.8 per cent, from the previous year – includes increases in funding for income assistance, child and family services, housing and disability programs.
– community-based organizations (CBOs) augment government programs by providing important services in communities throughout the province. In recognition of this programming, the budget provides an $18.1-million lift to base funding for CBOs in Saskatchewan.

Intergovernmental Relations

Prior to its most recent election, the party stated that:
– its plan for a Strong Saskatchewan would include $2.5 billion in revenue sharing, to support communities

In its 2024-2025 budget, the party proposes:
– giving cities, towns, villages and rural and northern municipalities a record increase of $42.4 million in unconditional municipal revenue sharing through the Ministry of Governmental Relations– an increase of more than 14 per cent from the previous year and a total of $340.2 million – as a result of a predictable formula that sees revenue sharing increase as the economy grows.
– an additional $350.1 million – an increase of $2 million –directed to infrastructure programs in the province, including funding for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program, Canada Community-Building Fund and the New Building Canada Fund.
– a $900,000 increase to the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency for total funding of $12.3 million to maintain its capacity for property inspections.

Courts & Public Safety

The party states that:
– community safety remains a priority in the 2024-25 Budget. The budget for the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety is $719.4 million.
– more than $228 million will fund RCMP operations in the province through the Provincial Police Services Agreement, an increase of $4.3 million, while the RCMP’s First Nations Policing Program will receive $21.6 million.
– $23.1 million is allocated for 160 municipal police positions, including 17 Combined Traffic Services positions funded by SGI and other public safety initiatives through the Municipal Police Grants Program.
– $7 million is allocated to continue implementation and hiring for the Saskatchewan Marshals Service, which is expected to begin operations in 2026. The ministry will receive an additional $200,000 to enhance and expand the Saskatchewan Police College.
– the budget designates $2.1 million to enhance for expansion of the First Nations Community Safety Officer Pilot Program, hiring alternative response officers to address public safety issues around shelters and establishing a K9 unit within the Saskatchewan Highway Patrol.
– for corrections, the budget allocates $37 million to continue expansion of the Saskatoon Remand Centre. Once complete, it will provide more space to manage and provide rehabilitative programming, improving community safety for inmates, staff and the public. It is expected to begin operations in 2025.
– $31.7 million is allocated to the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General to address interpersonal violence through the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence and annualized funding for second-stage shelters.
– the Saskatchewan Firearms Office receives $12.4 million, which includes $3.0 million to establish a ballistics laboratory in Saskatoon.

Role & Purpose of Government

Among its constitutional founding principles, the party states that:
– it trusts the residents of Saskatchewan to live their lives in accordance with the richness of their traditions, cultures and belief systems, and set out to reduce the role and size of government in the everyday life of residents while recognizing that government should exist to maximize quality of life as a servant and not master of residents.
– it acknowledges the role of government includes an obligation to proactively advocate for the best interest of Saskatchewan first in all national and international affairs.
– it recognizes that all residents of Saskatchewan have human rights as defined by statute, common law and the Charter and it maintains that all actions of the government shall be guided by adherence to such rights, and that government has an obligation to demonstrably justify any infringement of Charter rights in a public, transparent and accountable manner.
– it emphasizes that supporting opportunities for all residents, based on merit free from discrimination, best serves equality for all residents.
– it recognizes that the family unit is the bedrock of society and that government must primarily account for the restoration, benefit and protection of the family unit to support its ability to thrive and prosper, while maximizing its right to self-determination in choosing the values preferred by each family unit to raise and teach its children.
– it recognizes the indispensible right to private property for all residents and opposes incursion of such rights by federal or international interests.
– it values the province’s youth and senior citizens by ensuring ethical education for children, while caring for senior citizens with support to the full extent possible.
– it recognizes the importance of economic growth and job creation and the significance of vital industries to Saskatchewan’s economy and is committed to supporting the success of such industries in pursuit of putting Saskatchewan first.
– it recognizes the role of the employer-employee relationship without intrusive government involvement, while protecting the rights of the worker without overreach into the operations of the employer.
– it is committed to balanced budgets, while responsibly addressing inherited deficits by systemically reducing unnecessary programs and bureaucracy.
– it is committed to favour tax reductions, while reducing the size of government.
– it is committed to an effective health care system, which should include an emphasis on preventative care while maintaining robust treatment. We believe in a small and efficient health bureaucracy, a provincially sovereign system, privacy of health information, restoring the autonomy of the patient-doctor relationship and increasing health care providers to improve the administration of health, while proactively improving the wellbeing of residents to gradually reduce reliance on health care over time.
– it believes reconciliation with provincial Indigenous First Nations communities begins with support for meaningful economic policies for the prosperity and wellbeing of such communities and establishing a collaborative path for a united Saskatchewan beneficial to all residents.
– it promotes personal responsibility of residents, while focusing on important social programs to address the underlying causes and needs of those who require support.
– it supports effective law enforcement to reduce crime in the province’s communities and seeks to provide justice system officials with the means to improve the administration of justice by increasing efficiency, access to justice and to reduce the time and capital expense on residents.
– it recognizes the value and benefit of technological advancements, while at the same time sets out to responsibly examine ethical and health implications in a manner which ensures the safety and wellbeing of provincial residents.
– it recognizes the richness of the province’s diverse population, while at the same time measuring provincial immigration policies to maintain and improve the standard of life of current residents, while also protecting Saskatchewan’s traditions and way of life.
– it commits to environmental stewardship by governing responsible and sustainable exploration, development, renewal and conservation of Saskatchewan’s natural resources in the most competitive and balanced way, while diligently promoting clean air, water and land for provincial residents.
– to the greatest extent possible, it commits to establishing policy of affordable food, water and energy for all Saskatchewan residents.

Taxes, Services, Stewardship & Reform

The party states that:
– Saskatchewan embodies the values of hard work, integrity, and perseverance.
– it believes that, as a beacon of hope and opportunity, the future of this great province rests in the hands of its citizens, who deserve a government that is accountable, transparent, and committed to serving their best interests.

To that end, the party advocates:
– embracing the spirit of openness, thereby empowering the people of Saskatchewan with unprecedented access to government information and decision-making processes, fostering a culture of transparency and trust.
– whistleblower protection, ensuring that individuals who speak truth, are heard and their rights protected. The party undertakes to shine a light on corruption and uphold the highest standards of ethics and accountability.
– upholding the honor and integrity of public service, including holding the province’s elected officials and government employees to the highest ethical standards, safeguarding against conflicts of interest and undue influence. It undertakes to work together to will build a government that serves the people with honesty and integrity.
– conducting regular audits of government agencies and public services like healthcare to evaluate the allocation of funds between administration and frontline care, and ensuring that resources are directed towards enhancing patient care and improving health outcomes rather than excessive administrative costs.
– establishment of clear performance metrics and robust oversight mechanisms to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and government projects are delivered on time and on budget with accountability and transparency.
– stringent regulations on lobbying activities, to ensure that the voices of all Saskatchewan residents are heard and respected. Together, we will create a level playing field where decisions are made in the best interests of the people.

Intergovernmental Relations

The party states that it believes in a robust policy on provincial autonomy to empower Saskatchewan with greater control over its own affairs, drawing inspiration from the partnership model Quebec enjoys within Confederation while fostering regional collaborations in Western Canada to strengthen the economic and social fabric of Western provinces.

To that end, the party advocates:
– negotiating a new arrangement with the federal government that mirrors Quebec’s special status within Confederation, including greater control over immigration, cultural matters, natural resource policies, and the ability to optout with compensation from certain federal programs in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction.
– expanded provincial powers in key areas such as natural resources management, environmental regulations, healthcare delivery, education, immigration, and infrastructure development. It believes that decisions affecting Saskatchewanians should be made by those who understand the province’s unique needs and aspirations.
– recognizing the shared challenges and opportunities that other Western provinces and Saskatchewan face, establishment of strategic regional partnerships with Alberta and Manitoba to promote economic growth, innovation, and collaboration. This includes joint initiatives in energy development, transportation infrastructure, trade promotion, and skills training to create a more prosperous and resilient region.
– maintenance of a balanced approach to federalism that respects the national unity and the provincial uniqueness within our great country. It undertakes to work constructively with the federal government and other provinces to address common challenges and pursue shared goals while safeguarding Saskatchewan’s interests and values

Courts & Public Safety

Among its constitutional founding principles, the party states that:
– it supports effective law enforcement to reduce crime in the province’s communities and seeks to provide justice system officials with the means to improve the administration of justice by increasing efficiency, access to justice and to reduce the time and capital expense on residents.