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It’s bad news for Premier Brad Wall that his stranglehold on the entire province seems to be disintegrating before his very eyes.

But the really bad news for Wall’s Saskatchewan Party government is that their 2017-18 provincial budget might be inciting class warfare in this province — divisions that clearly didn’t exist in the April 4, 2016 vote where the Sask. Party took all 29 rural seats and 21 of 30 urban seats.

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Admittedly, Wall’s Sask. Party continues to hold a solid rural support base —especially in rural agriculture and primary industry sectors. Moreover, unfettered campaign contribution rules continue to afford Wall’s Sask. Party the undying support of the business/upper class elite that, bizarrely, enjoyed tax decreases in the 2017-18 budget that was all about raising taxes on most everyone.

But a growing number of the electorate — specifically, the ones between the 62.36 per cent that voted Sask. Party on the April 4, 2016 election and the 44 per cent that supported Wall in the recent Insightrix Poll — are clearly disenchanted with budget tax hikes and other Sask. Party post-election measures.