SWIFT CURRENT—Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall has written a letter to Premier Lorne Calvert, supporting in principle today’s decision to launch a legal challenge against the federal government on the basis that it is violating the constitution by failing to deliver a fair equalization deal to for the people of Saskatchewan.

Read the letter here. 

“The Saskatchewan Party put forward the idea at a meeting on equalization in Regina February 18, 2005,” Wall said. Read the Saskatchewan Party's Proposal for Equalization Reform from 2005 here.

“At that time, the Saskatchewan Party put forward a ten point plan including consideration of a court challenge under Section 36(2) of the Constitution Act, should negotiations on a fair agreement for Saskatchewan fail.”

Wall is also calling on Premier Calvert to release copies of any legal opinions obtained by the government regarding a possible court challenge.

“The people of Saskatchewan must be assured that any challenge based on the Constitution Act has a reasonable expectation of success,” Wall said.

“To that end, the legal opinions must be available to members of the public who are following this important issue so there can be an open and informed public debate.”

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For more information, Saskatchewan Party Caucus, 787-4300.