It was ten years ago this week when the Saskatchewan Party were voted into power in the province.

"They've gone by incredibly fast. It's hard to believe it's been ten years already. I remember pretty clearly election night back in 2007 when we formed the government, of the excitement as we all settled in." said Dustin Duncan, MLA for Weyburn-Big Muddy.

"I think the excitement continues today among members of the party and members of the government."

"It's amazing how fast the time has gone but we were able to pause I think a little bit to recognise that, yesterday on the tenth anniversary, but also this past weekend at the convention, which was really a farewell to Premier Wall, who is going to be leaving provincial politics at the end of January."

Duncan reflects on the past ten years and his views on what has been accomplished in the province during the past decade and says the highlight has been working with the people of Saskatchewan.

"The government, I think can only take so much credit for the achievement. It has really been everyone working together. Premier Wall would be the first to say, that we were very blessed at the beginning of the term, resource prices were very strong. Now on the flip side, the last four years haven't been that good. It means some more difficult decisions. But for me first and foremost, it has been an attitudinal change.

Duncan talked about how there used to be the mindset that the province used to be at the bottom of the pack in regards to population growth and job growth and then how it became unacceptable that the government would share in that belief.

"The biggest achievement has been the attitude shift."

"We are knocking on the door of 1.2 million people and ten years ago the people of Saskatchewan were being told by the government of the day that it would be statistically impossible for the Province to grow to 1.1 million people."

Duncan talked about some of the challenges facing the province.

"I think following through of the plan that's been laid out by the cabinet, by Premier wall to return the province to a balanced budget over the coming years. Candidates for the leadership will have different views on how to achieve that."

Duncan mentioned how $1.2 billion disappeared in resource revenues due to the cost of oil going down and that the province needs to move away from such a reliance on resource revenue. He said there are going to be some difficult decisions to be made but it is important to continue to talk and listen to the people of the province.

Duncan said it has been an incredible honour to be a part of the government right from the beginning and wants to assure the people of Weyburn-Big Muddy that the Saskatchewan Party is not a party that spends too long on the past but continues to focus on the future.