What actually matters to Saskatchewan residents in this month’s provincial election? If the 50 regular voters we recently talked with are representative, it’s health care, cost of living and schools.
I’ll admit, talking with random strangers isn’t easy. When I walk up to a stranger on the street, my gut clenches and I have to force a smile. But it’s important, and the insight it gives CBC is valuable.
That’s why I’ve spent the last couple of months asking Saskatchewan people what’s most important to them, both in an online form that solicited more than 150 responses from across the province, and in conversations on the street in towns and cities across southern Saskatchewan. I visited five communities, going into different spaces from a powwow ground to a parental rights meeting.
While some people just shrugged and said they hadn’t been paying attention or didn’t plan to vote in the …