Election 2024: Campaign Roundup - Day 23

Welcome to Day 23 of our Saskatchewan 2024 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2024 SK election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 23:

• Nearly 500 teens in Saskatchewan mistakenly received voter information cards despite being too young to vote. Elections Saskatchewan acknowledged the error and informed the teens they are not eligible to vote in the upcoming provincial election. Elections Saskatchewan say the mistake won't allow them to vote, as ID is still required at polling stations. But technically, voters can vouch for someone without ID, so it’s unclear how this will be resolved.
  
  
• Saskatchewan's public debt has grown to nearly $20 billion, but it has not been a focal point of the 2024 provincial election campaign. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns that rising debt places a heavy burden on taxpayers. Neither major party plans to balance the budget until the fourth year of their term if elected.
  
  
• Two holes found in the window of a Saskatchewan Party campaign office in Regina were initially thought to be bullet holes, but police confirmed they were not caused by gunfire. Both Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck condemned the act, and the police are continuing their investigation.
  
  
• Scott Moe, Leader of the Saskatchewan Party, filmed an interview in his hometown of Shellbrook. He answered questions about his vices, fast food preferences, and which historical figure he’d most like to have dinner with.
  
  
• Carla Beck, Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, interviewed with CBC’s Blue Sky, taking questions from the host and from listeners who called in.

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