Buffalo Party Leader Wade Sira and candidate Constance Maffenbeier are being sued for breach of contract by the Calgary based Progressive Group for Independent Business (PGIB). The breach of contract is specifically related to the management of the campaigns of Wade Sira and Constance Maffenbeier.
Contracts signed by both Wade Sira and Constance Maffenbeier on September 21 were in breach once they cancelled their contracts on October 1, despite thousands of dollars of work done before the arranged arrival of additional PGIB support staff from Calgary joined Chris Tan and the Saskatchewan contingent in Saskatoon for the writ period.
鈥淭hese people and this party are unethical. We were听asked to create a new logo and slogan and we did.听Then听we were told that we had to revert back to the older logo, but were then permitted to add some wording听we adapted,鈥� said Chris Tan, the Saskatchewan Chair of the Progress Group of Independent Business (PGIB).听
鈥淲e听created a campaign called The Big Listen to garner data. We created a website called thebiglisten.ca,听which has been receiving data. We promoted The Big Listen throughout social media.听We established a phone number of听306-985-0685听for the party and have been answering live calls. We established a call centre, where we started making calls throughout Saskatchewan.听We听searched for office space听and secured听donated听office space at听Unit 108, 208-19th听Street听West. We听created a piece of literature for each candidate. We did a detailed demographic constituency plan for one of the candidates听and the second was almost complete. We made several calls听from听the Calgary听office, recruiting volunteers听that would be joining us when we听were to campaign full out on October 2, 2020,鈥� Tan said.
鈥淥ur executive director听communicated with the party leader听many times听daily. We have many emails听signed contracts and call logs听to back听all听that听we claim,鈥澨齌an said in continuation.
The PGIB in their lawsuit filed in Calgary, stated they wanted the full amount of the signed contracts, as monies have already been dispersed and contracts were signed in order for the PGIB to complete their obligations.
Also, PGIB had lost revenue, as they had turned away other contracts during the autumn of 2020 to accommodate the Buffalo Party.
鈥淭hese people and this party do not believe in the rule of law and have clearly breached their contracts. This type of behaviour during an election is indicative of how these people would operate if they were government. The organization is out thousands and has trusted verbal communications, texts and even signed contracts. If a signed contract is not honoured by these people, how can we trust their word when they will be in office?鈥澨齌an concluded.
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