Goodale, who is running for re-election in the Regina-area Wascana riding, says more than $200 million in federal funding for legacy projects – including highway upgrades, the RCMP museum and the dredging of Wascana Lake – have come Saskatchewan's way in the past year or so.
But according to MacKay, who made a few campaign stops around the province on the weekend, Saskatchewan would have more clout in a Conservative government if the Tories swept all 14 seats.
"The likelihood of having a very strong minister and a government that is very conscious of the importance of Saskatchewan ... is significant," he said.
The Conservatives won 13 out of the 14 seats in Saskatchewan in the last federal election, leaving Goodale as the province's lone Liberal representative in the House of Commons.
2004 was the first federal election in which the NDP was shut out in the province since the party was formed.
Goodale won by more than 10,000 votes in 2004, but the Conservatives say they think they can take Wascana on Jan. 23.
