Last week the Saskatchewan NDP was calling on the provincial government to eliminate SGI’s mandatory inspections for used vehicles purchased outside the province. The NDP describes it as an outdated policy that is expensive, and an unnecessary obstacle to interprovincial trade.

Hugh Gordon, NDP Shadow Minister for SGI says, “It makes no sense that a driver who finds a great deal on a vehicle in Medicine Hat or Brandon should face extra costs and red tape just to bring it home.”

Used vehicles purchased within Saskatchewan do not face the same requirement of an inspection. Gordon says you can buy a 20-year-old junker in the province and get insurance without a problem but a brand-new pick up bought in Alberta has to undergo inspection.