A tale of two telecoms

"Sask First" sets the ground for privatization, following Manitoba's earlier tactics.

from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

A recent report by Simon Enoch in behindthenumbers.ca compares the Wall government's "Sask First" policy to the stratagems of the Manitoba government of the mid-1990s: prevent Crown corporations from profitability by forcing them to divest out-of-province assets, discourage them from competing with the private sector for in-province investments and divert profits to general revenue.  Then claim that Crown corporations are inefficient dinosaurs that should be privatized.