REGINA - An anti-separation bill tabled by Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP is set to die, as Premier Scott Moe says he won’t let it go to a vote.Â
Moe says the bill would silence the public, because it makes it harder for people to bring forward a plebiscite on the province separating from Canada.Â
The premier had said he would allow a free vote on the bill, but that was before he saw it.Â
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The proposed legislation would double the threshold for the public to spur a vote on separation, requiring 30 per cent of voters to sign a petition instead of 15 per cent.
NDP Leader Carla Beck says she tried six times this week to get a vote on the bill, but it was shot down by governing Saskatchewan Party members.Â
She says passing the bill before the legislative session ends today would douse any flames of separation in the province.Â
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2025.
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