Moe clarifies remarks, says separation won’t ever be in Saskatchewan’s best interests

On Tuesday evening, Premier Scott Moe clarified remarks he made in the morning which had implied separation could in the future become a good idea for Saskatchewan.

While answering a question at Agribition regarding western separation, Moe said he doesn’t believe there will be an opportunity or benefit to Saskatchewan separating from the rest of Canada “at this point,” as reported by Postmedia.

Moe later said that he doesn’t think separation ever would be a good idea for the province.

“It doesn’t do anything to solve the very real frustrations that I’m hearing from Saskatchewan people,” he said Tuesday evening after his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.

“The issues we have around market access around the world, separating from the nation of Canada does nothing to solve those issues.”

He clarified that he doesn’t “ever” think separation will be in the best interests of the province.

He said he doesn’t know why he said “at this point” during his talk at Agribition.

The notion of western separation came up again after the federal election Oct. 21, when the Liberals won re-election despite being shut out in both Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The sentiment in Western Canada has given rise to the Wexit movement, which is trying to drum up enough support to become an official provincial party in Saskatchewan.