Vermette nominated by NDP to run in 2020 provincial election
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Cumberland NDP MLA Doyle Vermette believes he still has unfinished business in Regina.
He was officially nominated by the party Nov. 23 to seek re-election when Saskatchewan voters head to the polls next in the fall of 2020. Vermette entered the position when he won a byelection in 2008 before being re-elected in 2011 and 2016.
“I reached out to some of the community members, some of our leaders and also some of our elders and people that I trust, wondering if I should seek-re-election,” he said. “It is an honour to serve them. I did a lot of thinking. I talked to our leader, I talked to my colleagues and I did a lot of talking because I wanted to be sure. The constituency is big and it’s a large area.”
During his time in office, Vermette has served as the NDP caucus whip, critic of northern affairs and associate critic of First Nations and Métis relations. Since 2008, he stated he’s had the opportunity to take an increased role with the NDP and he feels like he has the support of the party behind him.
