Mr. Dan D'autremont was first elected MLA in Cannginton in 1991 and has served over 25 years as the representative for the southeast corner. As someone who has seen the Sask Party begin and grow, he shared his thoughts on Brad Wall's political career.

"I guess what one does when one looks at a person who has been premier," he explained, "and considers what they have done, what they have been successful at, you also have to look at what came before. Before Brad Wall became the premier in 2007, Saskatchewan was in economic doldrums, our population was going backwards, we were shrinking. We had made just over the million mark back in the mid 1980s and throughout the years of the NDP government from 1991 to 2007, we had shrunk and we were down to about 960,000 people. Brad Wall's policies, initiatives, we now have 1.16 million people in Saskatchewan basically a 200,000 person increase in that time."

"And the NDP of the day, had always proclaimed that the Saskatchewan Party, all they wanted to talk about was grow, grow, grow that and growth in Saskatchewan was impossible. Well, I have to agree with them, growth under the NDP was impossible but under Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party, we proved that it wasn't."

"Now governments themselves are not the creators of that growth but they create the environment in which growth can take place. And that's what Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party did in Saskatchewan from 2007 till today is put in place policy which encouraged growth, allowed growth to take place."

"If you look at the changes, just in healthcare, the NDP closed hospitals, froze long-term care buildings. We have built long-term care facilities, built new hospitals in Saskatoon, North Battleford, Moose Jaw, and a number of other places. So we look at  Saskatchewan's opportunities, Brad Wall led that."

Time have changed somewhat but D'autremont is confident that the Sask Party can continue their plans to bring Saskatchewan back into the black. 

"We are facing some tougher economic times but with the budget that came down in March, we have taken the bull by the horns, you might say, as compared to what some other jurisdictions have done. They have decided to take on more and more debt, run more and more deficits. We did end up in a deficit position but we made moves to correct that and under Brad Wall's leadership, we have a plan in place to eliminate the deficit in three years and be back into a positive position. I know that's not necessarily always positive but it needs to be done."

He is also looking forward to what the future holds for the party. 

"In talking to people around the constituency, there is probably one common denominator and that's sadness that Brad Wall is leaving. They believe he did an excellent job for Saskatchewan, that he will be missed, they're sad to see him go but are looking forward to the new opportunities that new leadership will provide."

"We have a good number of members in caucus that may decide to put their hat into the ring for that leadership and they have all been a part of this move to bring this deficit under control and to eliminate it in three years."

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