The Morning Edition - Saskatchewan

The provincial election campaign needs to be called early next week. But in the meantime, politicians continue their unofficial campaigning. We'll get the latest from our political panel on the week's happenings.

The unofficial election campaign continues in Saskatchewan. But why are politicians making promises while we're paying them to work? Should they be able to campaign without doing it officially? we'll talk about that on our political panel.

The provincial election still hasn't been officially called, but that is not stopping the politicians from making promises. From new schools to tax cuts, we've been hearing promises from the official Opposition and the government this week. We'll check in with our political panel.

The signs of the upcoming provincial election are out, even if the campaign hasn't officially begun. One-half of our political panel, Murray Mandryk, joins us to talk about them ahead of the vote set for late October.

Why is the governing provincial party in Saskatchewan so interested in municipal politics? We know that people with ties to the Saskatchewan Party are behind groups trying to influence how you vote in this fall's civic elections. We'll ask our political panel. 

For decades, privatizing provincial crown corporations was a hot potato issue in Saskatchewan politics. But in recent years, the Sask Party has distanced itself from the idea. Listen to guest host Sam Macaig and political columnist for Regina Leader-Post Murray Mandryk.

The politics behind Saskatchewan's minimum wage and the truth about where tires are being recycled both issues have caught the attention of our political panelists. Listen to guest host Adam Hunter and political columnist for Regina Leader-Post Murray Mandryk.

Saskatchewan's premier is clearing the air on chemtrails. Scott Moe says he doesn't believe in that conspiracy theory, but he is aware of airplane pollution. We'll talk to our political panel about this and whether we'll get any public answers on allegations raised by the Speaker of the legislature.

Saskatchewan teachers will begin "working to rule" next week, all across the province. That means they won't be volunteering at any extracurricular activities. They still don't have a deal with the provincial government. We'll talk to our political panel about what that means.

Teachers have decided to say 'no' to a new contract with the provincial government. We talk about the vote - and what it means - on our political panel. We also talk about the latest details on a cabinet minister who brought a gun to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Will there be an investigation?