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“He assumed that all of government knew what was going on in terms of land acquisition,” said Wall, adding Donlevy is often informed about government activities. “He gets a lot of copies of emails.”

Those land deals, according to the provincial auditor, saw the government overspend taxpayer money while supporters of Wall’s party profited.

The provincial auditor found the government overspent taxpayer money when purchasing 41 acres for $1.2 million in 2013 and 204 acres bought for $21 million in 2014.

Monday saw the opposition NDP blocked once again by the majority government from bringing Pushor and others forward as witnesses to a government committee for questioning about the deals.

Wall said the auditor was given full and complete access to Pushor and others involved in the deal, suggesting the auditor should be trusted.

“If she thought (there) was something wrong there, don’t you think she would have brought that out?” he said.

Pushor could be able to explain why the 204 acres were bought for $21 million, despite a government assessment pegging the total cost as being $11 million less than that.

Marquart purchased the land from Robert Tauppauf, another Saskatchewan Party supporter. Tauppauf made $6 million off the land sale when he sold to Marquart. That sale helped skyrocket the land’s value. Marquart then made $5 million selling the land to the province.

Pushor might also be able to offer some insight into what role the premier’s office played in the negotiations leading up to the deal being made.