Scott Moe’s Leadership Crisis: Division and Desperation

As the Sask Party fractures and its founders confront Moe’s betrayal, his sudden pivot to “a strong and united Canada” reeks of fear, not conviction.

I will never support the idea that free speech should be censored or even condemned, which is the new media play: ‘Politician X demands Politician Y condemn the thoughts and opinions of Group A’.

No.

I’m not going to list all the exceptions here because we’re adults and should know these things, supposedly, but clearly I am not referring to hate speech or incitement of violence.

We’re talking about the free and legal exchange of words and ideas in Canada - even ones you don’t like. You have a right to hold opinions that are hurtful (not hateful) towards others - or put another way, you have no right not to be offended.

This is near and dear to my heart right now, because it finally happened.

They sued me.

For all the marbles: the demand is I shut down everything, including this Substack, and disappear.

Former Sask Party Cabinet Minister Kevin Doherty has sued me, but I’m told this is a group effort, on behalf of a bunch of scared little rabbits who have a lot to lose right now.

They’re already circulating the documents to the very worst amongst themselves.

Remember Kate McMillan, one of the Sask Party’s earliest and most loyal supporters, and today still a close friend of both Brad Wall (despite their reluctant fake 2008 breakup) and John Gormley?

She’s already publicly bragging about how she’s got a copy and I’m “so fucked”.

So subtle - I wonder who could be behind all this? Lol.

One of the vilest people you’ll ever meet in your life. She’ll never share “the full document”, because it humiliates Kevin Doherty and the Sask Party and all she wants, more than anything in the world, is for them to like her again.

I, on the other hand, would love to tell you about Calgary businessman and former Sask Party Finance Minister’s Statement of Claim, because it is truly hilarious. He is embarrassingly weak.

It’s been reviewed by one lawyer already who identified it as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suit. I’m forced to pay to defend it, which is the point, or it defaults against me.

I meet with my new lawyers tomorrow afternoon so don’t have more information beyond this, but promise and guarantee this is not what our Kevvy was hoping was going to happen next.

I mean, the man just emailed me six weeks ago to tell me he doesn’t know who I am, but heard I don’t like him. Now it’s a lawsuit? Lol.

It’s such an inane claim that it seems like the only reason he’d do it is because he and his cronies assume I have no money, no public backing and I’ll just fold.

What, quit all this?

Talk about threatening me with a good time.

Maybe they’re right. I genuinely don’t know anymore.

That’s fine.

I write a million words per year, at least, and at times they have been emotional - so what? Watching the province spiral into this nightmare for a decade or more has been awful and emotional.

Yes, when I'm thinking or writing about the pain really corrupt, power hungry and greedy politicians have caused in the province, particularly to the most vulnerable among us, it makes me angry.

So what?

Y’all should be angry too when you think about Saskatchewan and what's happened since 2007, as opposed to what could have been.

I would love to write a defense explaining why, after studying a man’s public-influencing role and the choices he made in it over thirty years, I hold the opinion I do.

This is who I am. I've said what I said and I feel what I feel.

I'm not apologizing for my emotions, for calling out wrongdoing of all kinds, or my passion for trying to understand this province.

I am not sorry for being messy instead of silent.

I don’t regret having my life destroyed or being a woman called “crazy” by ditchbilly misogynists, as opposed to “fearful”, or “cowardly” by those who actually matter.

I am not sorry for refusing to allow the shitty behaviour of either “side” - the Saskatchewan NDP or the Sask Party - to flourish unchecked, all in the name of partisanship, which in my opinion is the whole problem. We are here today because of the gross dysfunctionality across the board in the Legislature. Period.

I’m definitely not sorry for swearing.

I’m not sorry for hurting the precious feelings of those I’ve seen make choices which unequivocally hurt Saskatchewan people.

In fact, in a way I’m relieved. I want this fight.

I’ve felt it coming for months, which was worse than it arriving. They’ve been wanting it for years, so let’s fucking go, you emasculated clowns.

They’re terrified of me and have been for years.

At this point, they should be.

I am ready to battle and end this shit once and for all.

I’m not fundraising right now, but undoubtedly cash will not be an object for Kevin Doherty and his friends.

What I’m interested in currently is your feedback on what you think I should do next - use my tammyrobert@live.ca email and let me know your thoughts.

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Rumors have been rampant about whether Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe, who faces an internal leadership review at his party convention later this year, would try to hang on despite his unpopularity, or whether he’d take his cue from Brad Wall and ride off into the stock option sunset.

There’s no more redemption for Scott Moe; nothing but loss in his, his party’s and Saskatchewan’s future if he stays. He should exit, clearly, but smart decisions aren’t exactly Scott Moe’s jam.

The Sask Party is internally divided over Moe’s leadership. Its urban membership has collapsed. Leadership campaign committees have been formed by current Sask Party MLAs Jeremy Cockrill, Tim McLeod and former MLA Bronwyn Eyre. This has resulted in chaotic meltdowns in Sask Party caucus meetings by our oh so very loyal current Minister of Finance, Jim Reiter.

If you’re paying attention, however, you may have noticed a change in Scott Moe’s verbiage since the results of April 28 federal election.

This has nothing to do with him seeing the light, and everything to do with the fact Scott Moe was confronted by the Sask Party’s founders, none too pleased with the fact he’s destroying their legacy.

Since this story is everywhere in Saskatchewan’s chattering class, pull up a chair and let me tell you about it too. You deserve to know why your province is lurching and weaving, ditch to ditch, like a drunk driver trying to get home.