Saskatchewan Party to rebuild cabinet after several ministers lose seats
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Saskatchewan's provincial election saw the upset of several long time Saskatchewan Party MLAs who lost their seats in urban ridings.
Saskatchewan's provincial election saw the upset of several long time Saskatchewan Party MLAs who lost their seats in urban ridings.
This will provide a new problem for Premier designate Scott Moe, as he now must rebuild his cabinet with less experienced MLAs.
Christine Tell, Gene Makowsky, Laura Ross, Paul Merriman, Bronwyn Eyre, and Lisa Lambert all lost their seats on Monday night.
“It's highly problematic because not only is the representation mostly from rural seats, the 29 rural seats, the bigger problem is they're newer MLAs in Moose Jaw and PA [Prince Albert], for the city seats. what few there are young people or younger, inexperienced people where it's going to be really tough putting them in cabinet," political columnist Murray Mandryk said.
University of Regina political science professor Tom McIntosh also noted that this transition could be a tricky one.
"You're gonna have a whole lot of people who are not only new MLAs, but also trying to learn a new cabinet portfolio at the same time. And new ministers say silly things to the media, they make mistakes, and they get things wrong, and there's a rather steep learning curve" he said.
It was noted that current cabinet ministers who held onto their seats may see some shuffling.
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