‘Bitter Divide’: Behind Saskatchewan Election’s Urban-Rural Split

Malcolm Bird, political science professor at the University of Winnipeg, called the Saskatchewan Party’s fifth straight majority win an “astonishing” and “pretty remarkable” accomplishment, given Saskatchewan’s history as “the birthplace of the NDP.”
Leis says that in rural areas there is less support for such issues as not keeping parents informed of changes to children’s lives at schools when it comes to gender issues.