REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party convention is set to go this weekend in Saskatoon and already there is controversy.

The uproar is over a proposed change regarding party memberships set to come to the convention on Saturday. The change would impact whether permanent residents to Canada or youth under age 18 would be able to still have voting rights within the Saskatchewan Party on party matters such as policy, party offices, riding nomination meetings and leadership contests.

On the agenda Saturday is a proposed constitutional amendment that had been approved at Provincial Council on Aug. 9. One change under that amendment would strike the words "or Permanent Resident of Canada" when describing any individuals who may be a voting Regular Member of the party. The wording would restrict the

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