
Cockrill responds to NDP separatist criticism following Unified Grassroots town hall meeting
Saskatchewan Health Minister and Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill is pushing back against criticism from the provincial NDP, who called on him and another cabinet ministers to denounce recent separatist themed town hall meetings held in the province.
The NDP issued a statement this week pointing to events organized by Unified Grassroots, a group that is advocating for a referendum on Saskatchewan sovereignty. Town hall meetings were recently held in Swift Current and the Battlefords by the group looking to collect signatures for the referendum petition.
The party urged Cockrill and Minister Everett Hindley to “have the courage to denounce this separatist campaign in their own backyards” and to affirm that “Saskatchewan is stronger in Canada.”
The NDP also raised concerns about how the separatist rhetoric could impact the province’s economy and its appeal to investors.