Randall Percival Weekes (born 1956) is a Canadian provincial

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. He is the

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member of the

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for the constituency of

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, after first being elected in 1999. When the Saskatchewan Party won the 2007 election Weekes was appointed as the government

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. He served in several other positions throughout the 26th, 27th, and 28th legislatures, including a stint in

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from 2012 to 2014. Following the

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, Weekes was elected as

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. Weekes has attended anti-abortion March for Life rallies in both Regina and Ottawa. In the 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election, Weekes supported

Ken Cheveldayoff Ken Cheveldayoff (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. In 2018 he was a candidate for the leadersh ...

, who had stated that he doesn't believe rape victims should have legal access to abortion services, earning him the anti-abortion group Right Now's top rank out of the six leadership candidates.

Cabinet positions

References

Living people Members of the Executive Council of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Party MLAs 1956 births 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub