MLA Says Invite for Killer to Sask. Throne Speech an ‘Error’

MLA Says Invite for Killer to Sask. Throne Speech an ‘Error’
Colin Thatcher walks out of the chamber after the speech from the throne at the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina, on Oct. 26, 2022. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu
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A member of Saskatchewan’s legislative assembly says it was a mistake for him to invite a notorious convicted killer to sit in on the provincial government’s tough-on-crime throne speech.

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