We know that the Sask Party is a party currently driven by corporate interests. It’s indisputable after looking at their donor rolls, and it’s become normalized in Saskatchewan, so the fact that the majority of each candidate’s donations come from corporations is no surprise.

That said, things get really interesting when you break down the industries and regions from where each candidate’s cash is flowing.

(Note – I originally included donors names, but was then warned at least one major donor in the past has attempted to stifle media reports of his/her political donations via legal action. That’s bullshit, and they weren’t successful, but I don’t have the resources or inclination to deal with that.)

Alanna Koch

Of Koch‘s 29 corporate donors, at least 12 are all companies owned by one guy, an uber-wealthy developer from Regina with business interests all over the province and the country. Of Koch’s $50,500 in total corporate donations, his companies ponied up $20,125. There’s no tax benefit for leadership donations, and all of his companies are multi-million dollar companies, so IMO the only reason for spreading the love is 29 corporate donors sounds a lot better than 17.

Her single largest donation was $10,000 was from another Regina-based businessperson.

Bottom line: approximately two-thirds of Koch’s corporate donations came from two people. They may be powerful people, but that’s not nearly the amount of corporate influence she needs and frankly, it’s stunning.

Gord Wyant

Wyant‘s overall ratio of corporate to individual donations is high, but far more balanced within the details. He definitely has two big donors padding his coffers, but they don’t comprise the majority.

Further, Wyant is the only candidate to not have received cash from out-of-province donors, which is a-okay by my standards.

Wyant also received the largest single donation from a sitting MLA, who also happens to be a Cabinet Minister – $2000 from Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart.

Ken Cheveldayoff

Like Koch’s, much of Chevy’s support is compressed within a few corporations.

His top five corporations donated $10,000 each. One is a lawyer from Ontario who I’m guessing is a friend. One is a Calgary-based oil and busy-business guy, one is a Saskatchewan farming corporation, one is a Saskatchewan property management company and one is a Saskatchewan-owned business.

I’ve got to give credit where it’s due – I was surprised and impressed by the depth and breadth of the industries donating to Chevy’s campaign. There is a nice mix of Saskatchewan-owned and operated small businesses ranging from agriculture, financial services, trucking and wildlife outfitters to doctors, lawyers and blue-collar businesses. There’s some oil money, but it’s not dominant, and there’s some out of province money, but not nearly as much as I thought there would be.

Really, the most egregious thing about Chevy’s financial disclosure statement might be the spelling mistakes.

I mean seriously nobody’s perfect, but if you want to be Premier at least get a second set of eyes on this stuff.

Scott Moe

Scott Moe‘s individual donations reflect the same patterns as Koch’s corporate – one big donation skewing the overall picture.

41% of Moe’s $61600 in individual donations came from one guy – a guy who also happens to own a construction company with a flood of government contracts, including one at the GTH. Do I really need to say any moe?

Of those 22 MLAs that are endorsing Moe, only two have put their money where their mouth is: Jim Reiter and Fred Bradshaw have each pitched in $1000.

Sharesies

Apparently donors aren’t too worried about going all in on one candidate, because the vast majority of them have only donated to one candidate, with a few exceptions: