The first full day of the Saskatchewan election campaign began in earnest Tuesday, with the NDP unveiling details of a fund for the future that would be fuelled with resource cash.
The plan, which was announced in Regina and Saskatoon on Tuesday, starts with a review of the revenue from potash.
NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter says preliminary plans have been made for an independent expert review that would begin in December.
Lingenfelter says the review would ensure that people fairly benefit from non-renewable resource money, which would go into the proposed Bright Futures Fund.
The NDP says it would invest a minimum of $100 million a year into the fund.
"There hasn't been a review of the royalty structure since 1990," Lingenfelter said.
"With the rapidly changing price of the commodity in recent years, we think it's absolutely essential that we review the potash royalty with the intent getting a better return for the shareholders here in the province."
The Saskatchewan Party claims that promise, along with others already made by the NDP, will cost more than one billion dollars.
Premier Brad Wall was in Saskatoon on Tuesday morning to unveil his party's plan to make post-secondary education more affordable.
Wall is also attending the grand openings of two campaign offices. The first was held Tuesday afternoon in Rosthern and the second is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Prince Albert.
Liberal Leader Ryan Bater will be hosting a dinner at the Sheraton Hotel in Saskatoon on Tuesday night.
With files from The Canadian Press
