Better late than never

The Star Phoenix finally picks up on the Saskatoon city solicitor's report on the TILMA.

Naturally, the article is slanted in favour of the TILMA: Gerry Klein leads off with the suggestion that any "mature economy" should have no problem signing onto free trade deals without even considering the content of a given agreement, and closes with a false assumption that Saskatchewan won't be able to benefit from its natural advantages over Alberta and B.C. without signing on.

But Klein does at least acknowledge a good number of the examples of positive Saskatoon initiatives which would likely have been barred if the TILMA were in effect. And the long-overdue presentation of the TILMA debate should help to bring the deal into the public eye - and ensure that in Saskatchewan unlike in Alberta and B.C., the TILMA won't be imposed on anybody without a real discussion of the costs involved.