UPDATE: Rob Clarke has dropped out of the race for Sask Party leadership. At this time, we don't know if he'll still be attending the event.
Saskatchewan politicians will be fielding questions in Yorkton this week as they approach the final stretch of the campaign for the next Premier.
The six candidates vying for the leadership role with the Sask Party are partaking in the Candidates for Leadership panel at the National Bank Convention Place in the Gallagher Centre on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
Gordon Wyant, Scott Moe, Rob Clarke, Ken Cheveldayoff, Tim Beaudry-Mellor, and Alanna Koch have all indicated they will be attending the event, which is hosted and organzied by the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce (YCC).
“We really appreciate that the candidates have made the effort,” said Juanita Polegi, Executive Director with YCC.
Polegi said the chamber doesn’t usually involve itself with political issues, but they decided to make an exception due to significance of the election.
“The winner will be the leader of the province,” she said. “We think it’s important.”
Polegi also said the Sask Party’s lack of official events in Yorkton during the campaign influenced YCC’s decision.
“We’re surprised the Sask Party didn’t host anything here,” she said.
YCC reached out to the candidates and organized the panel. They found a date which worked for everyone’s schedule.
The panel will begin with brief introductions from the candidates about themselves. The chamber will then ask each candidate two questions specific to their campaigns, followed by four questions pertaining to the Yorkton business community.
Afterwards, the audience will be able to field their questions to the candidates. People can write their queries of slips of paper and submit them to the panel moderator.
“I hope the public takes the opportunity to come out,” Polegi said.
The panel will run until 9 p.m. Admission is free.
