Thank you for that question.
We worked very closely with Elections Saskatchewan. From our side, the emphasis was that the processes should be such that everyone, even if they were from an older demographic with underlying risk factors, would feel very safe going to vote in person. That is essential.
Of course, Elections Saskatchewan always ensures that access to polling locations is available to everyone. Beyond that, we recognized that many people would feel more comfortable voting by mail. I understand that although voter turnout was strong in Saskatchewan, there was a much greater proportion of people who voted by mail. Also, there were more polling locations numerically and more pre-polling opportunities. All of that contributed to thinning out any sense of crowding. The protocols were such that there shouldn't really be any crowding; there was good separation.
I think the perception of that was very important, that individuals would feel comfortable voting, either by mail—and there were lots of opportunities to do that; as early as August, I think, the opportunity was there to register to vote by mail—or by going to more polling locations than normal, either before or on election day.
Thank you.