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We have been saying all along that our Saskatchewan leadership is made up of phonies and that these phonies are beginning now to grease our economy with hogs and hamburger patties. Yesterday I was in Saskatoon, and only today I caught up with the saga of the hamburger patties. What's the beef with me today?

Well, it is full of grease, and this is because Honourable John Nilson, Minister of the Crown Investment Corporations, not only is beefing up our economy but he is greasing up with his family friend Centennial Food Corp. Minister John Nilson is a big man and I admire his interest in making Saskatoon the Hamburger Patty Capital of the World, however I wonder how many people are going to share his prospect of overeating hamburger patties and greasing our economy in the process.

Centennial will be moving to Saskatoon after having left Albertan taxpayers holding the bag for some $8 million, and we now understand that the $20 million Nilson gave to Centennial will be used to cover this company's outstanding loan of at least $20 million. In the virtual economy of the Internet, Honourable Nilson will be making his mark in turning $20 million of taxpayer money in either virtual patties or greasy patties. And the greasy winners are: John Nilson and his friend Centennial Food Corp.

References

General reference: articles by Mario deSantis

Alta. Loan haunts recipient of gov't cash: Alta. Taxpayers on hook for $8 million given Centennial Food, by Joanne Paulson, September 2, 2000, The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Gov't deals getting less cautious, by Murray Mandryk, September 2, 2000, The StarPhoenix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

John Nilson, QC, web site.