Source: Geoff Leo, CBC News, September 5, 2017
Critics say email shows Boyd decided to pay a high price for land – then found evidence to justify decision
A single sentence in a high-level internal email the government has been trying to keep from the public appears to contradict what Bill Boyd and the premier’s office have been telling Saskatchewan people about the Global Transportation Hub land deal for the past 19 months, says the provincial NDP.
Since the story came to light in February 2016, Boyd and Premier Brad Wall have claimed the GTH had to pay Regina developer Anthony Marquart far more for the now-notorious 204 acres than government appraisals indicated because Marquart had a high-value appraisal that forced the government to cut a bigger cheque.
Image Source: On November 11, 2013, the Minister responsible for the GTH, Bill Boyd (right) and Joe Donlevy, Premier Brad Wall’s chief of staff, were sent a copy of Anthony Marquart’s $129,000 appraisal.
