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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is reconsidering legislation that allows up to 49 per cent of a Crown corporation to be sold without that being considered privatization.

Wall says Saskatchewan Party politicians have been hearing concerns from people across the province about the law passed in the spring.

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“There’s a considerable view out there that folks believe that any change in ownership — even if it’s five per cent ownership in a Crown — constitutes privatization,” Wall said Wednesday.

When the government introduced the legislation last fall, Wall argued that it would protect a Crown because the government would keep majority control. He said the move would allow for partnerships that could help develop the business.

“I was certainly of the view that the people of the province would see a partnership that did not lose majority control for the people of Saskatchewan as just that — and not a privatization where you’ve lost control and you can’t control the head office,” he said.