SPUDCO

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SPUDCO, the Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company, was a pseudo public private partnership between SaskWater and Lake Diefenbaker Potato Corporation (LDPC). It was created in 1996 and had signs of trouble from the start. The fall-out from the numerous scandals lead to the bankruptcy of LDPC and subsequent lawsuit which was settled for $7.9 million CAD and a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigation. It left a black mark on the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party for years to follow that still continues till today. SPUDCO finally folded in 2000.

References

v t e Saskatchewan Crown Corporations

Crown Investments Corporation (CIC)

Current Crowns owned through CIC	Sask Gaming SGI SaskTel SaskPower SaskEnergy Saskatchewan Transportation Company SaskWater Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan Investment Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Development Fund Corporation Saskatchewan Government Growth Fund Management Corporation Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation

Current Crowns owned through other departments	Global Transportation Hub Authority Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation Saskatchewan Housing Corporation Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Saskatchewan Research Council

Former Crown Corporations	Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Government Airways Saskatchewan Minerals Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Corporation Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.

SPUDCO

See also

References