The Political Trenches: Local Government At Work · The Political Trenches

Full Interview: Former Speaker Randy Weekes

June 2, 2025·43 min·1 clip

Leaders have to be honest. Look at recent elections—there's intellectual dishonesty if not outright dishonesty.

Former Saskatchewan Speaker Randy Weeks discusses his 17-year political journey from constituency president through various leadership roles to his current work promoting democratic participation. He critiques recent political leadership for dishonesty and lack of intellectual integrity, contrasts effective leaders (Brad Wall) with problematic ones (Scott Moe), and discusses critical policy issues including energy transition, provincial-federal coordination, and local government relations. His legacy fund prioritizes students from underrepresented and low-income backgrounds.

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A former Speaker connects legislative trust with the practical strains facing Saskatchewan's rural municipalities.

The Political Trenches sets former Speaker Randy Weeks's time in the Legislative Assembly against a grounded question: how Saskatchewan's rural municipalities keep functioning when the local base is thin.

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You want a measured Saskatchewan conversation with a former Speaker who moves from legislative trust to the hard math facing rural municipalities.

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