SaskatchewanTony Merchant’s family has confirmed he died on Thanksgiving Monday. A funeral is scheduled for next week.Funeral scheduled for next weekAlexander Quon · CBC News · Posted: Oct 15, 2025 2:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour agoTony Merchant was famed for his skill in the courtroom. (CBC)Tony Merchant, a well-known lawyer and former Saskatchewan MLA, has died. Tony’s son, Evatt Merchant, confirmed that his father died at his home in Regina on Thanksgiving Monday, Oct. 13. Tony was 81. Merchant’s funeral will be held next week in Regina, his family said.ABOUT THE AUTHORAlexander Quon is the provincial affairs reporter for CBC Saskatchewan. He has been a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan since 2021 and is happy to be working in his hometown of Regina after half a decade in Atlantic Canada. He has previously worked with the CBC News investigative unit in Nova Scotia and Global News in Halifax. Alexander specializes in freedom of information requests and data reporting. He can be reached at: alexander.quon@cbc.ca. FacebookTwitter
Former MLA, prominent Saskatchewan lawyer Tony Merchant dies at 81
