Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation and hoped to lead a government in the place of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party which was backed by the federal government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation. Haultain had hoped to lead a government in the place of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party. This government in the place of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party was backed by the federal government of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.