‘I’m sorry for those words’: Saskatchewan minister responds to criticism over Thatcher comments
“For those words, that’s wrong and I’m sorry for those words. But whatever words I used inappropriately in no way takes away from the horrendous situation that this subject was convicted for,” she said.
“I say ‘free’ as opposed to being incarcerated. So I may have used another word inappropriately. He’s not in jail, he’s out on parole, with standard conditions of every person who is on life with parole.”“It wasn’t the appropriate response,” she added. “The remarks she made Wednesday were incredibly offensive,” said Saskatchewan NDP Deputy Minister Nicole Sarauer when asked about Tell’s comments on the day of the throne speech.Thatcher was invited to Speech from the Throne ceremonies by Saskatchewan Party MLA Lyle Stewart.
Stewart has since been stripped of his executive council duties as legislative secretary to the premier. On Monday, Moe apologized for Thatcher’s appearance at the beginning of question period proceedings, saying, “To all those who attended, to all members of this assembly and to all the people of Saskatchewan, I offer my unequivocal apology.”Colin Thatcher is the son of former premier Ross Thatcher and served as energy minister under Grant Devine’s Progressive Conservative government of 1982, before being convicted of murdering his ex-wife JoAnn Wilson.
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