Today the Saskatchewan NDP called on Premier Brad Wall to take seriously his responsibility to uphold the democratic process in Saskatchewan, drop his legal stalling tactics, and admit the Saskatchewan Party’s role in denying the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan access to its $3 million Trust Fund.  

Deb Higgins, NDP Deputy Leader, further said that Wall should return control of the Trust Fund to the PC Party so it could fund its operations. “The Court of Appeal’s unanimous rejection of Wall’s argument - that there is no reasonable case against his party - speaks for itself. Having received this rebuke from Saskatchewan’s highest court of appeal, Wall and others named in the lawsuit should return the $3 million, that they took, back to the PC Party,” said Higgins.

Higgins also noted that the legal effort to allow the PC Party of Saskatchewan to have access to the Trust Fund established for its benefit has been going on since before the last election in 2007, and that further delaying tactics by Wall threaten to interfere with the vote scheduled for 2011.

“The Sask Party’s troublesome internal workings are extending into their government operations. Wall is already playing partisan games with the hiring of a Chief Electoral Officer, someone who should be a neutral referee ensuring the 2011 election race is fairly run.  To weaken another political party by denying their funds does nothing but threaten democracy in Saskatchewan,” said Higgins.

“Simply put, the people of Saskatchewan have a right to expect that their Premier is not using his legislative majority or courtroom manoeuvres to conspire against or interfere with the democratic process,” concluded Higgins.

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