Sask. Premier Scott Moe says his entire government believes in a “united Canada” and rejects discussions on western Canadian independence.
In a recent op-ed for the Globe and Mail, prominent Conservative politician Preston Manning highlighted deep-rooted feelings of Western alienation among voters in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Manning theorized that support for independence will only increase if the Liberals are re-elected April 28.
On Monday, Moe stressed that he does not support the ideas raised by the founder of the Reform Party, but admitted that western alienation is a real sentiment in Saskatchewan.
“We have many questions over the course of the last number of years and continue to have those questions going into this federal election campaign with respect to the policies that have been put forward first by Liberal — but always supported by the NDP — government here in in this nation,” said Moe.
Moe’s comments on Monday came after the Saskatchewan NDP attempted to get …