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Saskatchewan PartyThe Saskatchewan Party is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former Progressive Conservative and Liberal members and supporters who sought to remove the New Democratic Party from power. Today, the Saskatchewan Party serves as the province's Official Opposition thanks to its strong support in rural areas. The Saskatchewan Party was a first unofficial trial of would-be provincial Reform parties. In 1996, federal leaders of the Reform Party had plans to expand their base into provincial politics. The collapse of the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative party following numerous scandals and fraud charges from the late 1980s led to the perfect opening in Saskatchewan for a right-of-centre party. During the Saskatchewan general election, 2003, the Saskatchewan Party campaigned on a platform of tax reduction and decreased government involvement in the private sector. However, they lost, 28 seats to 30, to the NDP. The party was hounded by voters who accused the party of a plan to privatize the province's crown corporations, which various members had stated they were willing to do over the years since the party formed. The leader, Elwin Hermanson, was put on the defensive, stating he would not sell the four largest crown corporations to private business. The party's current leader is Brad Wall. He was appointed on March 15, 2004, after being the only declared candidate. In 2004, the Sask. Party had attacked the provincial NDP lead government over a bad investment named SpudCo. The party requested a public inquiry, despite the fact that all the documents were already publicly availible, and no one, not even the Sask. Party itself had requested to reveiw them. External links
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