SYP 100 Years Video
Channel: Lyle Hewitt
Date: 2012-08-24

In 2012, Saskatchewan Youth Parliament (SYP) celebrated 100 years of fostering leadership in Saskatchewan youth. SYP is a non-partisan organization of young people that meets to discuss and debate political and social issues. Members learn about the mechanics of government, such as parliamentary procedure, decision making, and the rules of debate in a parliamentary democracy. Notable alumni include  former Prime Minister the Right Honourable John Diefenbaker; former Clerk of the Legislature, Clerk of the Senate, Secretary of the University of Saskatchewan and Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan His Honour, the Honourable Dr. Gordon Barnhart; former MP Simon De Jong; former Federal Cabinet Minister and current Deputy Leader of the Opposition Ralph Goodale; former Premier Lorne Calvert; former MLA and cabinet minister Mark Wartman; former Reform Party National Councillor Nolan Berg; Treaty Commissioner George Lafond and Minister of Crown Corporations Ken Cheveldayoff. Many other former members have also made their mark on Saskatchewan and on Canada as lawyers, diplomats, and journalists.