Party leaders rally their supporters in final Sask. election push

The leaders of both major parties in Saskatchewan’s provincial election brought their teams together on Friday to get ready for the sprint to the election finish line.

Sask. Party leader Scott Moe entered Regina’s Turvey Centre to music and cheering Friday afternoon and greeted candidates and supporters as he made his way to the stage.

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He rallied his troops, touting his party and its plan to the more than 100 people in the room and hitting familiar points about the NDP.

“You can choose between the NDP with their record of decline, loss and closure, or you can choose a strong economy for our province and a bright future for our children with the Saskatchewan Party,” Moe told the crowd.

He thanked the volunteers for all the work they’ve done so far in the campaign, but said there’s more to do.

“So let’s keep getting the voters to the polls, let’s keep putting before those very voters in our community and in our province the choice that they have with that vote that they have,” he said.

Twenty Sask. Party candidates were called up on stage to back up Moe, who also called some of them up to answer questions from media about the last few days of the campaign.

Laura Ross, Sask. Party candidate in Regina Rochdale, said their teams aren’t leaving any stone unturned in these final days.

“We are not leaving anything behind. We have absolutely incredible volunteers that are out there knocking on doors, talking to people, explaining the benefits of a Saskatchewan Party government, and we are just doing absolutely everything we can to ensure that we have a Saskatchewan Party government,” said Ross.

At the same time Moe was stepping into the Turvey Centre, Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck stepped out of her truck, greeted by hundreds of supporters chanting and waving flags outside the Co-op Refinery, in Regina.

Beck was surrounded by over 100 enthusiastic members from the Saskatchewan Building Trades and Unifor.

“We are not stopping until the last poll closes because we know what’s at stake this election,” Beck said.

For the final few days, Beck said the party planned to buckle in and reach some of the undecided voters.

“We’re going to keep pulling that vote,” she said. “We’re going to keep talking to those people who maybe aren’t quite decided yet, saying, ‘we invite you in’.”

Beck said she felt confident the NDP was putting forward a platform that would address voters concerns.

“People tell us that they haven’t voted our way in a long time, but they’re getting to the polls,” she said. “People know what’s at stake here.”

She said her team was dedicated to door knocking and pounding the pavement throughout the weekend.

Saskatchewan residents have been able to vote early since Tuesday in the lead-up to the Oct. 28 election day.

There are more than 880 voting locations spread across 61 ridings, open nine hours per day on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m, and for 11 hours on election day, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Polls are closed on Sunday.

With files from CJME’s Lisa Schick and Gillian Massie, and Canadian Press

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