One on One with Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck

One on One with Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck

April 24, 2026 · 22 min · Season 5 · Episode 43

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Carla Beck discusses her party's vision for Saskatchewan's energy landscape at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention.

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association’s annual convention has come to a close, bringing together municipal leaders from across the province for four days of discussion, collaboration, and planning for the future. From large cities to small towns, the focus remained on building stronger, more resilient communities—while giving delegates the opportunity to connect, share ideas, and address the challenges they face on the ground. Among those in attendance was Carla Beck, who spent time at the convention engaging with municipal leaders and outlining her party’s vision for Saskatchewan’s future—particularly when it comes to power generation. In her address, Beck highlighted the NDP’s Grid and Growth plan, describing it as an ambitious strategy aimed at transforming the province’s energy landscape. She says the plan could generate $33 billion in economic activity, while providing the stability needed to attract new investment across Saskatchewan. Following her speech, we caught up with Beck to dig deeper into that plan, and to get her perspective on the issues we’ve been hearing from municipal leaders across the province. That conversation—coming ------ This episode of…

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