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REGINA — The Saskatchewan NDP is proposing new legislation to limit donations to political parties.

Opposition critic David Forbes says the proposed law would cap donations from Saskatchewan residents at $1,275.

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He told the legislature on Monday that right now, there are no limits on corporate and union donations.

Forbes also reminded members that there’s no limit on out-of-province donations and from businesses getting government contracts.

Justice Minister Gordon Wyant says the NDP is selling tickets to various party events.

Wyant also says the province has no plans to change the rules.

“Every other jurisdiction in Canada has banned these donations,” Forbes said.

The NDP has said the governing Saskatchewan Party has raked in more than $2 million from out-of-province companies, mostly from Alberta.

Premier Brad Wall has said his party has received nearly $30 million in donations over the last decade and about 10 per cent came from corporations with headquarters outside Saskatchewan.

Alberta is proposing new rules that would limit spending on political campaigns and cap individual contributions at $4,000 a year.

Federal parties are subject to the most stringent financing rules in the country, with individual donations limited to $1,500 per year and corporate donations banned altogether. That happened 10 years ago.