Mandryk: New session a chance for Moe, Sask. Party to set a better tone

Premier Scott Moe needs to steer his new Sask. Party administration away from the all-politics-all-the-time approach.

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It probably won’t take us very long to figure out what this fall sitting of the legislature — and perhaps what this entire fifth term of a re-elected Saskatchewan Party government — will be like.

In fact, we may see the first telltale signs even before Lt.-Gov. Russ Russ Mirasty’s delivery of the throne speech on Monday afternoon.

The first sign may come with Monday morning’s selection of a new speaker to replace Randy Weekes — a race between government caucus MLAs Doug Steele (Cypress Hills), Todd Goudy (Melfort) and Blaine McLeod (Lumsden-Morse).

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Recent minuscule NDP oppositions have meant the Sask. Party got to dictate whomever it wanted in the speaker’s chair, which generally meant selecting whoever caucus thought was mostly likely to rule in the government’s favour.

The new problem for the governing party: They have three people running for the job and........

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