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Former attorney general and current Saskatchewan Party leadership candidate Gord Wyant has pledged to, if elected, hold a public inquiry examining the provincial government’s establishment of the Global Transportation Hub.

“Without prejudging the outcome, I believe the only way to lift the cloud over the GTH is to shine a very bright — and very public — light on the entire matter,” Wyant said in a news release.

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Wyant’s promise comes days after provincial Conflict of Interest Commissioner Ron Barclay said he could not conduct a proper investigation into the land deals surrounding the GTH because it doesn’t fit the scope of the Conflict of Interest Act. Former Conflict of Interest Commissioner Gerry Gerrand called for an inquiry as a result.

Wyant said he also wants to strengthen the Act to “ensure that (the Commissioner) can investigate any future potential conflicts of interest more thoroughly and resolve them more quickly.

“It’s unacceptable to me and to the people of Saskatchewan that after all this time, there are still more questions than answers when it comes to the GTH.”

Wyant is expected to speak to media at 10 a.m. today in Saskatoon.

In a press conference Tuesday morning, NDP interim leader Nicole Sarauer pointed out the opposition has been calling for an inquiry for months.

“We’ve been calling on this for a while, but it’s time for the Sask. Party to come clean on the GTH land scandal,” she said. “They need to stop hiding behind leadership campaign promises and finally come clean today,”