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Saskatchewan MLA invites convicted murderer, who murdered his wife, to the throne speech.

https://www.terracestandard.com/news/saskatchewan-legislature-member-says-invite-for-killer-to-throne-speech-an-error/

Lyle Stewart said in a statement Thursday it was his decision alone to invite his longtime friend and constituent Colin Thatcher.

“In retrospect, this was an error in judgment as his presence was a distraction from a very positive and forward-looking Throne Speech, which included a number of new initiatives to keep Saskatchewan families safe in their communities,” Stewart said in the statement distributed by the director of media relations for executive council.


Thatcher’s ex-wife JoAnn Wilson was found beaten and shot to death in the garage of her Regina home in 1983.