Matt Love is a Canadian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA). Love was elected in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election and represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Eastview.[1] Love is as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
Matt Love | |
|---|---|
| Caucus Chair of the New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office October 5, 2022 | |
| Leader | Carla Beck |
| Shadow Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2024 | |
| Critic, Education; Seniors; Rural and Remote Health | |
| In office October 5, 2022 – November 13, 2024 | |
| Leader | Carla Beck |
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Eastview | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Corey Tochor |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Teacher |
Political career
editOn November 4, 2020, Love was named NDP critic for Municipal Affairs, Tourism, Seniors, Ethics and Democracy, and Parks, Culture and Sport, in addition to serving as the deputy Caucus Chair.[2]
After Carla Beck succeeded Ryan Meili as NDP leader in the summer of 2022, Love was named NDP critic for Education, Seniors, and Rural and Remote Health, and was also named Caucus Chair.[3]
As Education Critic—and a former teacher[4]—Love led the Opposition's criticism of the governing Saskatchewan Party's controversial Parents' Bill of Rights, which was enshrined in law on October 20, 2023 after the government invoked the notwithstanding clause.[5] The bill amended the province's Education Act to include new parental consent provisions around sexual health education and the use of gender-related names and pronouns in schools.[6] The government recalled the Legislature early for an emergency 40-hour debate on the legislation, most of which was used by the NDP to attack the legislation for undermining the human rights of children. During the debate, Love spoke for hours and focused attention on a Court of King's Bench injunction that was granted against the parental consent policy before the legislation was tabled.[7] Love also introduced two amendments to the legislation: a "do no harm" clause, which would void the parental consent requirement in cases where mental health professionals determined that there was no safe way to involve parents, and a parental engagement strategy; both amendments were defeated by the government.[8]
Electoral record
edit| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Eastview | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Matt Love | 4,063 | 50.78 | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Chris Guérette | 3,704 | 46.29 | |||||
| Green | Jan Norris | 234 | 2.93 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,001 | 98.94 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Tank, Phil (2020-10-28). "Meili says he's staying on as Saskatoon MLA, Sask. NDP leader". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Saskatchewan NDP leader names shadow cabinet". CJME. 2020-11-04. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Langager, Brody (2022-10-05). "NDP announce shadow cabinet for Saskatchewan". Global News. Archived from the original on 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ McLernon, Will (2023-10-27). "Sask. teachers vote 95% in favour of sanctions after contract impasse, union says". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Salloum, Alec (2023-10-20). "Saskatchewan passes school pronoun bill using notwithstanding clause". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Hunter, Adam (2023-10-20). "Sask. government passes Parents' Bill of Rights". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Cairns, John (2023-10-17). "Debate on Parents Bill of Rights legislation is now on". SaskToday. Archived from the original on 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Brezinski, Caitlin (2023-10-19). "NDP opposition proposes amendments to Parents' Bill of Rights, Sask. Party votes against both". CTV News Regina. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2023-12-03.