This page is dedicated to providing you with information on SUMA’s advocacy campaign during the 2024 Provincial Election. Here you will find information on the key issues we’ll be raising (in various forms), links to social media platforms, and recent articles relating to the issues we are championing. Please check back often, as this page will be updated throughout the course of the election campaign until Saskatchewan residents go to the poll on October 28, 2024.
Campaign Overview
For the 2024 Provincial Election Campaign, SUMA has identified one key theme, Municipal Autonomy and Sustainability, with three underlying issues to be addressed:
- Municipal Revenues
- Municipal Responsibilities
- Provincial Downloading
We are calling on all provincial parties to present platforms that:
- Allow municipalities more opportunities to expand their revenue streams;
- Changing legislation to improve how bylaws are enforced, assessments are conducted, and landfills administered; a re-write of the Police Act to better reflect policing in today's world; and strong leadership on environmental issues
- Change and improve decision making processes and policies that lead to responsibilities being downloaded onto municipalities.
Important Resources from SUMA
Backgrounder
This document explains the key messages and background of the issues SUMA is highlighting in this campaign. Review these carefully to ensure you understand the issues.
Policies in Brief
These documents briefly break down some of our key issues, as well as highlighting why we are concerned and what we are asking the next government to do about it. They are helpful for gaining a more in-depth understanding of our policies.
- Policy in Brief: Mental Health
- Policy in Brief: Addictions
- Policy in Brief: Homelessness
- Policy in Brief: SIS/SAID
- Policy in Brief: Police Act Reform
- Policy in Brief: Taxation
- Policy in Brief: Municipal Eco-Action Centre
Media Releases
This Election, More Revenue Streams Are Necessary for Municipalities
This Election, Help Municipalities Prioritize Their Residents' Safety
Letters to the Editor Template
This Word document is provided for you to personalize with your municipality's information and send to your local newspaper(s). For convenience sake, we have condensed all of the issues we'll be focusing on into a single letter.
- Municipal Revenues, Municipal Responsibilities, and Provincial Downloading - Download
Letter to Candidates Template
This Word document is another for you to personalize on behalf of your municipality. When it is personalized, you can send a copy to each candidate in your riding. And don't forget to also send a copy to SUMA.
Download the template here.
President's Update
As the campaign progresses, members should watch their email for updates from SUMA's president Randy Goulden. We are also sharing videos from President Goulden and CEO Jean-Marc Nadeau (en Francaise) on our social media, which will also be posted below.
Municipal Revenue
Prioritizing Residents' Safety
Online Provincial Election Forum
SUMA hosted a virtual Provincial Election forum, on October 9. Access the recording below:
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Election Platforms
SUMA is watching the media for the parties' election platforms. We are gathering information from those platforms relevent to municipalities and divided it into our three main topics: municipal revenues, municipal downloading, and provincial downloading, and compiling it into one document for easy reference.
You can download this document, which will be regularly updated, here.
Other Online Resources
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM)
Social Media
Throughout the election campaign, we encourage you to share and retweet our social media content. We’ve also included a list of suggested hashtags to get our messages spread as widely as possible — and to those who need to see them.
SUMA social Media Platforms
Suggested Hashtags
#skpoli
#skmuni
