Welcome back to The SKoop! Kevin, Sally and Dale are back in their virtual studios and here to cover the politics of the 2023 throne speech! The trio goes through the highlights of the throne speech, including the affordability and housing announcements and how the NDP can start to win the affordability battle, plus the slogan of the throne speech and what it means for the next 12 months before the 2024 election. Then they discuss the communications battle around the ongoing teacher's union contract negotiations: who is winning that battle as it continues? They also discuss the recent candidate nominations for 2024, and more! Thanks for listening! 

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Featuring: 

• Kevin Doherty, former Saskatchewan Party MLA and cabinet minister, and current Vice President at Prairie Sky Strategy;
• Sally Housser, NDP insider and former Saskatchewan NDP chief of staff, and current Senior Manager, Public Affairs at Canadian Strategy Group; and
• Dale Richardson, podcaster and former director of communications for the Saskatchewan Party.

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