The Morning Edition - Saskatchewan

We had our first taste of winter this week and people are sleeping outside in tents in the capital city. What is the ministry of Social Services doing about that? Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter join host Stefani Langenegger to discuss.

It's a weekend usually devoted to food and family. But once again this year, Thanksgiving is happening during a pandemic. While the government may not have any gathering limits for us this year, record-breaking cases of COVID-19 may lessen your appetite for a big get-together, anyway. CBC provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter and Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk join host Stefani Langenegger in this week's political panel.

A "great Saskatchewan summer" led to a pretty disastrous fall. We check in on the state of our health care system with CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter and Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk in this week's political panel.

Premier Scott Moe says the Prime Minister could be doing more to help people in this province get vaccinated. Is that a fair criticism? Or more politics in the wake of the federal election? CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter and Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk weigh in on this week's political panel.

Saskatchewan's premier says it's time to mask up. Scott Moe announced a change of heart when it comes to requiring proof of vaccination too. Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter join host Stefani Langenegger in this week's political panel.

Extendicare was not prepared to manage an outbreak of covid-19 in its Parkside care home last fall.

That's the finding of Saskatchewan's ombudsman in a new report released yesterday.

Murray Mandryk is a political columnist with the Regina Leader Post.

He joins us every week at this time to break down the report.

There are no more provincial rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The government says it is relying on people's personal responsibility now. Alberta is following our lead and will stop requiring people to isolate after they test positive in a couple of weeks. To talk more about the provincial government's handling of restrictions we're joined by Murray Mandryk. He writes a political column for the Regina Leader Post.

The province has left policies on COVID-19 precautions like mask-wearing up to the individual school divisions. How has Saskatchewan's approach to reopening schools compare to what other provinces are doing? And has it got the approach right? CBC's Adam Hunter and the Regina LeaderPost's Murray Mandryk talk about the week in politics with CBC Sask's Morning Edition host Stefani Langenegger.

The provincial budget will be debated in the legislative assembly for 14 days, beginning in mid-June. Our political panel, Murray Mandryk of the Regina Leader Post and Adam Hunter of CBC Saskatchewan, join host Stefani Langenegger to talk more about what they'll be watching for.

Saskatchewan's premier says it's his preference to deliver a budget in the legislature - so what's holding him back? CBC's political reporter Adam Hunter and Regina LeaderPost's Murray Mandryk join host Stefani Langenegger to talk about what's happening in provincial politics, including whether the legislature will resume sitting, tensions over northern checkpoints, and hospital closures, among other issues in the week in politics.