Mandryk: The Sask. Party delivers the kind of budget it used to hate
This is the exact NDP-like budget a supposedly fiscal prudent Sask. Party vowed to hate ... yet it seems to be the budget everyone wants.
Author of the article: Murray Mandryk
Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021 • 57 minutes ago • 3 minute read •
Donna Harpauer, minister of finance, speaks during an embargoed press conference on Budget Day at the Legislative Building in Regina on Tuesday April 6, 2021. The government presented a budget with both record spending and deficits. Photo by Michael Bell /The Canadian Press
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Considering that only 31.8 per cent of Saskatchewan voted NDP six months ago, it comes as quite to surprise to see the government present “an NDP budget” for 2021-22.