As CTF Prairie Director Todd MacKay looked on, three candidates for the leadership of the SaskParty signed the CTF's Taxpayer Protection Pledge. By signing the pledge, the three committed to balancing the provincial budget in 2019, holding the line on taxes and paying down the provincial debt if either of them should win the nomination for the party leadership. The three signers were Ken Cheveldayoff, Scott Moe and Gord Wyant.