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Keep SaskTel public!

Brad Wall must have had his fingers crossed in 2007 while running to become Premier when he said “Crowns are not going to be privatized.” He lied to us. The Saskatchewan Party government has sold 16 different publicly-held investments since 2008.

Nowadays Brad Wall has his sights set on privatizing SaskTel. SaskTel has provided the citizens of Saskatchewan the best phone service across the province – from urban centres to rural areas – while contributing almost $1.2 billion in profits to the public in the past ten years alone. This is money that helps keep taxes low while providing vital social services.

This revenue shortfall is going to have to be made up elsewhere. When the profits generated by SaskTel end up in the hands of private investors, taxes will certainly need to be raised to pay for the services that Saskatchewan citizens have come to expect and rely on, or services will simply have to be cut.

Privatizing Saskatchewan public assets like SaskTel really isn’t about what’s best for Saskatchewan; it’s what’s best for Brad Wall’s rich investor friends while everyone else pays. It is wrong, and it is detrimental to our economy.

The fight to keep our SaskTel public is about preserving one of our strong public assets, and about keeping good paying jobs in Saskatchewan.

Now more than ever we need to stand together to stop the sale of SaskTel. Send a letter to Premier Brad Wall and the Minister Responsible for SaskTel Joe Hargrave letting them know you want to make it clear that you want SaskTel to remain a Saskatchewan public asset, and that you do not give them or the Saskatchewan party permission to privatize it.

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Hon. Brad Wall
Premier of Saskatchewan

Hon. Joe Hargrave
Minister of Crown Investments Corporation (CIC)
Minister Responsible for SaskTel

Dear Premier Brad Wall and Minister Hargrave:

I am writing to ask you to keep Sasktel public, as it is in the best interest of the citizens of Saskatchewan. SaskTel is a profitable public asset. Redirecting its profits into the pockets of private sector corporate executives is an initiative I do NOT support. I wish to keep our public assets public.

In this past election campaign, you and the Saskatchewan Party made a promise to the electorate not to sell SaskTel. I expect that promise to be honoured.

• SaskTel belongs to the people of Saskatchewan 
 • SaskTel provides good paying jobs to 4,100 employees
 • SaskTel has provided Saskatchewan $1.2 billion in profits in the past ten years alone

Selling off SaskTel to the private sector will negatively impact Saskatchewan residents and families. Profits from our public assets belong to all the people of Saskatchewan, to help pay for the services we rely on. Certain institutions need to remain public and kept away from profit-seeking corporations. If privatized, SaskTel profits that now help to pay for infrastructure, education, health care, and other services will no longer be available.

As a SaskTel shareholder, I feel that at a minimum this government must not privatize SaskTel without a mandate from voters. Privatizing SaskTel must not be permitted to happen without a clear mandate from the people of Saskatchewan in a provincial referendum.

Respectfully,

to:

Hon. Brad Wall
Premier of Saskatchewan

Hon. Joe Hargrave
Minister of Crown Investments Corporation (CIC)
Minister Responsible for SaskTel

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