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"Wall and his government are to be commended for making the most of a once-in-a-lifetime economic opportunity."
-Regina Leader Post, October 22, 2008
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"As most everywhere else is instead getting ready for groans, Saskatchewan is selling itself as a beacon of hope to worried Canadians looking for an economic haven and maybe a job."
-Kevin Libin, National Post, October 22, 2008
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"If they're putting money into the pockets of low-income workers and their families, that's positive. It's hard to criticize the government for doing that."
-Larry Hubich, President of the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, Regina Leader Post, October 24, 2008
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"The rookie Saskatchewan Party government continues to make life very taxing for its critics."
-Regina Leader Post, October 22, 2008
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"This is the first time in a long time that I feel like my son is valued by our government."
-Wilda Wallace, President of the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, October 24, 2008
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"If you have been wondering where the heck the so-called Alberta Advantage has gone -- as it seems so many of us have of late -- here's the answer: to Saskatchewan."
-Charles Frank, Calgary Herald, September 20, 2008
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"The members of [our group] have many years of experience in the mining and oil and gas business worldwide. Due to the nature of extractive industries, it is always necessary to deal with governments. We would like you to know that our experience in dealing with the government of
Saskatchewan has been exemplary."
-Saskatchewan Potash Syndicate, July 31, 2008
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"Alberta needs what Saskatchewan has now in Premier Brad Wall - inspiration and vision wrapped up in clarity, humour and eloquence."
- Don Braid, Calgary Herald, July 8, 2008
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"This province is going through a remarkable transformation. It's become a land of true opportunity, money, jobs and even more people are pouring into Saskatchewan, more and more every day."
-Peter Mansbridge, The National, CBC, June 24, 2008
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"The charismatic Wall of the...Saskatchewan Party is welcome relief from dour New Democrat Lorne Calvert"
- Don Martin, Regina Leader Post, March 29, 2008
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"Wall has done the right thing by injecting himself into the debate over David Ahenakew's reinstatement to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) senate and other issues of intolerance that truly are among the biggest impediments to growth that we face. In fact, Wall took some courageous first steps Tuesday in dealing with these issues head-on."
- Murray Mandryk, Regina Leader Post, April 2, 2008
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"The government has been able to score a big win with the recruitment of 300 nurses from the Philippines"
- Randy Burton, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, March 18, 2008
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"The new government seems to have a whole new approach and it is not hiding behind organizations like SAHO and the school boards"
- Kevin Weedmark, Moosomin Spectator, March 3, 2008
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"[United States Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins] called [Premier Wall] a 'great salesman' on his recent missions to tout the province's energy potential"
- Angela Hall, Regina Leader Post, March 31, 2008
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"[Premier Wall] has kept one campaign promise after another. He has established a good relationship with the federal government."
- Bob Hughes, Regina Leader Post, May 6, 2008
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"Brad Wall has the charisma needed to accomplish something very special in Saskatchewan...And nowhere is Wall's gift more evident than in his infectious enthusiasm for our booming economy"
- Murray Mandryk, Regina Leader Post, April 2, 2008
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"The Saskatchewan Party has "forced the NDP to severely alter its course and focus on income, business and property tax cuts. It's forced the NDP to key on economic and population expansion and successfully blocked critical labour initiatives like the NDP's proposed available hours legislation. In fact, virtually every NDP agenda item of the past six years -- short of the environment and public-sector wage settlements -- has been a response to a Saskatchewan Party initiative."
- Murray Mandryk, Regina Leader Post, July 28, 2007
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"It's going to take more than slick propaganda to move Saskatchewan into its rightful position as an economic powerhouse alongside Alberta and B.C. My guess is it's going to take Brad Wall and a Saskatchewan party government."
- Paul Jackson, Calgary Sun, March 25, 2007
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"There is a bright new star about to appear on the national landscape and he's going to finally make Saskatchewan an economic powerhouse and add muscle to Western Canada and its place in Confederation ... Watch this man -- he's going places and taking his province with him."
- Paul Jackson of the Calgary Sun on Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall, March 20, 2007
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"We feel like our warnings for the most part are falling on deaf ears. So it has been an enormous relief for nurses to have Brad Wall and Don McMorris being so persistent and articulate in support of nurses in the legislature."
- Rosalee Longmoore, President of Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, CBC Radio, February 12, 2007
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"The mood for change is becoming a huge factor in the political life of the province and it's becoming increasingly apparent that only the Saskatchewan Party can deliver it."
- Randy Burton, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, June 22, 2006
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"I'm not a very political person and you tend to think that it's a big machine and you don't realize that there are people working for that machine and the people that I dealt with were super. Don McMorris' office ... everybody's been wonderful. They're people and they've got mothers and sisters and wives."
- Debbie Panko-Gibson of Moose Jaw, breast cancer patient, on her dealings with the Saskatchewan Party in her fight to get Herceptin covered by the government, CKOM, July 22/05
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"This time around, the Opposition Saskatchewan Party has a good idea. Provide a smaller increase to the wage, but increase the basic personal exemption on the income tax side. In that way, the working poor get a hand up and business takes a smaller hit in the pocketbook. Who says there are
no new ideas in politics?"
- Randy Burton, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, June 25, 2005
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"The Saskatchewan Party has got what the NDP hasn't -- that the real solution to helping the working poor goes well beyond the minimum wage. It was a real eureka moment for the Opposition"
- Murray Mandryk, Regina Leader Post, June 24/05
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"Wall is one of the best public speakers in Saskatchewan."
- John Gormley, NTR talk show host
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"Despite the NDP's protestations to the contrary, it's becoming increasingly obvious that the ruling party is growing nervous about the official opposition. You can see this by looking at the speed with which this government has responded to recent Saskatchewan Party initiatives."
- Randy Burton, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Feb. 8/05.
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""Wall's efforts to build bridges with First Nations is not going unnoticed. As a result, the chiefs are 'enthralled' with Wall, says grand Chief Gary Merasty, one of a new generation of pragmatic young First Nations leaders."
- Straight Talk, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Feb. 8/05
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"And what I see from where I sit is Mr. Wall taking an open-minded view of what needs to be done to deal with social policy issues and moving towards filling that vacuum. He's been here at the Saskatoon food bank, he's the MLA from Swift Current, he's the Leader of the Official Opposition, he's been here, I've talked to him several times, he's called me. He's interested in our issues. We're located in the Premier's riding. I haven't been able to get the Premier here for two-and-a-half years ... I'll just say it the way it is. We've had more interest by the Opposition in these issues than by the government."
- Bob Pringle, Executive Director, Saskatoon Food Bank and former NDP Cabinet Minister, CKSW Radio, Nov. 25/04
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"Wall's plan presents an optimistic alternative that bears close scrutiny and sets the stage for a debate long overdue for this province to outgrow its poor cousin role in Confederation"
- Saskatoon Star Phoenix editorial on Wall's economic vision paper, "The Promise of Saskatchewan", Sept. 22/04
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"It deserves to be read and discussed as a way of getting the province's economy into a much higher gear."
- Regina Leader Post editorial on "The Promise of Saskatchewan", Sept. 22/04
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