Feds were warned about potash takeover

Global BC reported that Canada’s federal government had documentation to indicate that selling Potash Corp. (NYSE:POT) to BHP (NYSE:BHP) could cause the government to lose revenue.

The market news is quoted as saying:

Premier Brad Wall, who waged a high-profile campaign to block the deal, has estimated the province would lose between $3- to $6-billion in revenue over the course of a decade if PotashCorp were sold.