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Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Party
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Except for the period 1964–71, when the Liberals were in power, Saskatchewan was governed (1944–82) by the socialist New Democratic party (NDP, until 1961 called the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation). Among the NDP's achievements was the enactment of compulsory hospital and medical insurance. The Progressive Conservative party, with Grant Divine as premier, was in power from 1982 until 1991, when Roy Romanow led the NDP back to power (in coalition with the Liberals after 1999). In 2001, Lorne Calvert of the NDP became premier, succeeding Romanow, who resigned. The 2003 elections ... resulted in an NDP victory, giving the party a slim majority in the legislative assembly.
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The seeds of victory were sown in Regina and Saskatoon, where the Saskatchewan Party picked up five seats — but there were gains in other urban areas, too, that helped seal the election win. more
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In the late 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan imported from the U.S. and Ontario, gained brief popularity in WASP nativist circles in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The province had the dubious distinction of having the largest per-capita membership in the KKK of any political jurisdiction in North America. The Klan, briefly allied with the provincial Conservative party because of their mutual dislike for Premier James G. "Jimmy" Gardiner and his Liberals (who ferociously fought the Klan) enjoyed about two years of prominence, then disappeared, the victim of widespread political and media opposition, plus scandals involving their own funds.
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REGINA--The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the largest union in the province, is expressing serious concerns over two bills tabled Wednesday by the Saskatchewan Party government--The Public Service Essential Services Act and The Trade Union Amendment Act. more »
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Brad Wall became leader of the Saskatchewan Party in 2003 after the party's close loss to the NDP. Brad Wall softened the Saskatchewan Party's right-wing stance and led the party to victory in the 2007 general election.
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