Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is now focused solely on the more right-wing and rural elements in his party, dampening its appeal in urban areas.

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Something is afoot in the Saskatchewan Party. We’ve seen the mass exodus of former MLAs prior to an election that most would agree is still the Saskatchewan Party’s to lose.

We’ve heard former speaker Randy Weekes level accusations of bullying, intimidation and increasing social conservatism within the party. We’ve seen Premier Scott Moe entertain wild right-wing conspiracies at a town hall in Speers.

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And as Murray Mandryk recently observed, the Saskatchewan Party’s political advertising so far seems to be more concerned with shoring up the rural vote than making inroads into the cities where many Saskatchewan Party candidates appear to be seriously vulnerable to a revitalized Saskatchewan NDP.

As we move towards the Oct. 28 provincial election, it is worth asking what is going on within the Saskatchewan Party. While we possess no inside knowledge of the workings of the Saskatchewan Party, it does seem like a significant restructuring of the party is........

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