Grant Devine

Grant Devine (Known as "Donald Grant Devine")

Premier of Saskatchewan, Agricultural Economist, Architect of Privatization

Born 5 July 1944

Regina, Canada

Passed Away 18 November 2021 Regina, Canada

Lifespan 77 years old

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"Agriculture is the engine of the west; opening international markets through free trade is our path to prosperity."

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Agricultural economist who ended eleven years of NDP rule to serve as premier of Saskatchewan from 1982 to 1991, championing the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement.

Biographical Record

Donald Grant Devine was an agricultural economist who taught at the University of Saskatchewan before revitalizing the provincial Progressive Conservative party. In 1982, Devine won a historic 55-seat landslide victory over Allan Blakeney's NDP.

Devine abolished the provincial gas tax, provided subsidized home mortgage rates, and carried out large-scale privatization of Crown corporations including PotashCorp, SaskOil, and Prince Albert Pulp. A vocal ally of Brian Mulroney, Devine strongly championed the 1988 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the Rafferty-Alameda dam projects.

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Moose Jaw Sunset Cemetery
Moose Jaw, Canada

                         GPS: 50.3833, -105.5333                    

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