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In a place often ripped apart by its own indecency — especially during heated occasions like the delivery of the 2017-18 budget — there are times at the Saskatchewan legislature when special emphasis has to be placed on decency.

Thursday morning’s post-budget sitting was one of those days.

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To his credit, Premier Brad Wall kept his cool in what may very well have been the most pointed, toughest question period he has faced in his near-10-year run. Wisely, he seemed level in his answers. Wisely,he kept the even more volatile Finance Minister Kevin Doherty off his feet. It would seem doubtful the usual answers from the angry, shouty Doherty would have been especially helpful.

But what should be worrisome to Wall is an ugly shift in the province’s mood. Even more worrisome is how ill-prepared he and his caucus are for this stuff.

Wall’s Saskatchewan Party can feign indignation all it wants over interim NDP opposition leader Trent Wotherspoon being booted from the assembly by Speaker Corey Tochor for callingthe budget deceitful and refusing to withdraw or apologize for the remark.