#bill boyd

Premier Brad Wall has booted Bill Boyd from caucus after the retiring MLA was found to be in a conflict of interest through his involvement in an immigration-irrigation scheme.

Boyd himself and the provincial NDP requested the review following an investigation by CBC's iTeam into Boyd's business activities.

In his report released Monday, Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner Ron Barclay concluded Boyd violated the province's conflict of interest act.

The provincial NDP has asked Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner to launch an investigation into Bill Boyd's role in the Global Transportation Hub land deal scandal, on the heels of a ruling against Boyd on a different matter.

And CBC has confirmed that Ron Barclay received the request. He said he will decide whether to launch an investigation Thursday.

Boyd is retiring at the end of the month and at that point the commissioner loses jurisdiction. However, if the investigation is launched before that time, then it can proceed.

Earlier this week, commissioner Barclay found Boyd had breached the province's conflict of interest act. Boyd was promoting an immigration investment scheme to Chinese nationals. Barclay found Boyd falsely gave those potential investors the impression the project was supported by the government of Saskatchewan.

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