“Whatever plausible deniability of affiliation Wall and company once had seemed to come crashing down this week with the party's somewhat over-the-top reaction to Harper's budget. From the Opposition leader's post-budget scrum to the relentless spin from Saskatchewan Party strategists trying to convince reporters just how good this federal budget was to the gooey member's statement from Saskatchewan Party finance critic Ken Cheveldayoff on just how great this budget was.”

" One of the most powerful men in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government gave his stamp of approval to the Saskatchewan Party at their weekend convention. Conservative Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Jim Prentice said he decided to stop over at the convention as he returned to Ottawa from meetings in his home base of Calgary because of his admiration for Opposition leader Brad Wall. 'I believe in what Brad Wall is doing with the Saskatchewan Party. I think he's doing a great job, I think he brings leadership and a plan and I think that that's good for Saskatchewan,' said Prentice, who also chairs two committees of the Conservative cabinet"

“Wall gave a big thumbs-up to many of the [federal Conservative’s] budget's provisions, such as the one point GST cut and other tax changes and the Conservative child care commitment of $100 a month for families for each child under six.”

"Sask. Party Leader Brad Wall called the 10-province standard for equalization "semantics" and suggested there should be little problem with the province contributing 40 per cent to agricultural disaster relief programs. Heck, by the time he got around to defending the Conservatives' decision to increase the low-income income tax rate - the opposite of what his party is proposing for provincial income taxes - he was sounding like an absolutely Stephen Harper sycophant. (In fact, Wall's aides were likely working harder Tuesday to convince reporters that the federal Conservative budget was a good one than they worked on April 6 to convince the media that Andrew Thomson's provincial budget was a bad one.)"

“Wall, a supporter of the federal Conservatives, said he had expressed a desire some time ago to Harper's staff that he hoped to speak with him to express congratulations following the Jan. 23 vote.”

“Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall, whose party supports the province's quest for a new deal on equalization, said he needs to find out more about the Conservatives' plan but isn't worried at this point about no mention of the campaign promise. "There is a commitment to the issue of fiscal imbalance and for me, I'm prepared (to ask) 'is it a question of semantics?'" he said.”