Tuesday, April 5, 2016

'A humbling thing': Brad Wall, Saskatchewan Party win historic third-straight provincial election

Dave Deibert, Saskatoon StarPhoenix 
Though Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party have made history with their overwhelming victory in the 2016 provincial election, the three-term premier insists he won’t take anything for granted.
   By virtue of Monday’s decisive win over the Cam Broten-led NDP, Wall has become the longest-serving non-social democrat premier in the province’s history. The Sask. Party also became the first non-social party to win three consecutive elections since 1925.
   “Every time I drive around my hometown and see my name on someone’s sign they put up, my name to indicate they’re supporting me, that is a humbling thing,” Wall said Monday after voting in his home riding of Swift Current, in which he was easily reelected.
   “Every single time it is.”...http://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/brad-wall-saskatchewan-party-history-third-straight-election

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