The leaders of Saskatchewan’s two largest political parties took part in the only televised debate of the election campaign on Wednesday night.
The one-hour debate saw Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Ryan Meili going head-to-head.
A panelist of journalists – Global’s Allison Bamford, CBC’s Adam Hunter, Postmedia’s Murray Mandryk and Vanier Scholar Merelda Fiddler – asked the party leaders questions centred on COVID-19, the economy, health care and Indigenous issues.
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Each leader had 45 seconds to answer, followed by three-minutes of open debate.
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The live debate was held at the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan with no live audience because of the pandemic. Leaders, panelists and the moderator were all separated by a two-metre distance.
The invitation to the debate was based on the criteria determined by the Consortium, which includes CTV, Global, and CBC, in which a political party needs to have representation in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
See our live coverage of the debate below.
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