Saskatchewan election: New poll confirms healthcare is a top campaign issue [Video]

New polling data available Wednesday shows the top priority for Saskatchewan voters in the provincial election is healthcare.

A survey of 800 Saskatchewan adults conducted by Janet Brown Opinion Research between Sept. 23 and Oct. 3 showed healthcare, inflation and education are the three leading issues for voters ahead of voting week.

In the survey, released Wednesday by CUPE, 46 per cent of respondents mentioned healthcare as one of their concerns, 28 per cent mentioned inflation and 26 per cent mentioned education.

When asked on an open-ended basis what was the single most important issue facing Saskatchewan today, 27 per cent said health care and 16 per cent said inflation. All other top-of-mind issues — including education, housing and taxes — were only mentioned by seven per cent of respondents or less.

“This election is neck and neck, and health care is on the ballot,” Kent Peterson, the president of …