The Morning Edition - Saskatchewan

Lawyers for the Saskatchewan government were in court this week, arguing to keep its pronoun and 'parental rights' rules for schools. And if it doesn't win there, the premier says he will fight to do it anyway. Host Stefani Langenegger talks with Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter in this week's political panel.

Saskatchewan's premier says he will do whatever it takes to make sure parents have the final say over their children's names and pronouns. We'll talk with our political panel about that and about the government's decision to refuse money from a donor to buy an MRI in Estevan.

Have you heard about Saskatchewan's life expectancy? It's going down. For most of our lives, people have been living longer than their parents, but maybe not anymore. What's going on? Host Stefani Langenegger talks with Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter in this week's political panel.

Kids are heading back to class next week. We've been talking a lot about new rules in classrooms when it comes to pronouns and sex education. Host Stefani Langenegger talks with Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk and CBC Saskatchewan provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter in this week's political panel.

The way teachers will talk to kids in the classroom is changing this fall. No third party groups will be doing sexual health presentations for now. And trans kids will have to have their parent's permission to be called by a name or a pronoun they weren't born with. CBC Saskatchewan's provincial affairs reporter Adam Hunter joins host Stefani Langenegger in this week's political panel.

New details on Saskatchewan's proposed marshall service have emerged, and the political panel looks at the oversight of this provincial police force, as well as talking about the tension between the province and the federal government over energy regulations.

The dust settles from byelection victories and losses, with the NDP winning two seats in Regina and the Saskatchewan Party winning the Lumsden Morse seat. Regina LeaderPost columnist Murray Mandryk joins host Stefani Langenegger to break down the results.

The government is bringing in a lot less money than last year through its crown corporations. How come? It didn't say. Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk joins host Stefani Langenegger in this week's political panel.

The province is negotiating with teachers on a new contract. It's also taking out billboards to tell people how much teachers make in Saskatchewan compared to those in neighbouring provinces. We check in with our political panel.

The Saskatchewan Liberal party is a big part of the province's history, but will a name change help it to be more successful in the future? We ask our political panel. And we hear from them about how a former Sask. Party MLA's comments are affecting the conversation on doorsteps during three byelection campaigns.