Hansard Subject Index - 30th Legislature

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Laboratories
- Medical
  - See
    - Medical laboratories
- Saskatchewan Research Council
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Research Council – Geoanalytical laboratories
    - Saskatchewan Research Council – Revenue generation
- Services
  - See
    - Health care – Laboratory services
Labour agreements
- See
  - Collective labour agreements
Labour force
- Advocate Bob Sass
  - See
    - Tributes
- Delivery drivers, safety, and protections for independent contractors
  - Cheveldayoff, 2519
  - Mowat, 2519
- Development
  - See
    - Saskatchewan labour market strategy
- Diversity and growth, Throne Speech, 1043
- Gig workers
  - See
    - Labour force – Delivery drivers, safety, and protections for independent contractors
- Indigenous participation, development, E136
- Minister's advisory council of labour partners, U112, U255
- National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job
  - See
    - National Day of Mourning (for workers killed or injured on the job)
- Non-disclosure agreements
  - See
    - Labour legislation – Improvements for workers, petition
- Non-unionized, wrongful dismissal, complaints process, U262
- Paid sick leave
  - See
    - Labour legislation – Improvements for workers, petition
- Psychological injuries, recognition, member's statement
  - Teed, 2484
- Statistics Canada monthly survey
  - See
    - Employment – National labour force survey
- Trafficked workers
  - See
    - Human trafficking
- Women, inequalities
  - See
    - Pay equity
- Workers' Advocate
  - See
    - Workers' Advocate Office
- Workforce development
  - Budget debate, 1859
  - Funding, E103, E136
Labour legislation
- Compliance, approach to, U113–14, U258, U261
- Employment standards, complaints received, U261
- Employment standards, review and update, U111, U112–13, U253
  - See also
    - Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 5)
  - Changes, education efforts and complaints received, U261
- Gig workers, application to
  - See
    - Labour force – Delivery drivers, safety, and protections for independent contractors
- Improvements for workers, petition
  - Breckner, 288
- Labour relations and essential service regulations, review and update, U253–54
  - Submissions, U254–55
  - Timeline, U255
- Pay equity
  - See
    - Pay equity – Legislation
- Regulations, occupational health and safety
  - See
    - Occupational health and safety – Regulations, review
- Tips, legislative changes, U261
Labour market
- Assessment and needs, E106, E140, U246
- Labour market strategy
  - See
    - Saskatchewan labour market strategy
Labour negotiations
- See
  - Collective bargaining
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Ministry
- See also
  - Labour force
  - Workplaces
- Budget (2025-26), U111
- Budget (2026-27), U253
- Collective bargaining agreement, funding, U111–12
- Estimates
  - (2025, March), supplementary, U131
  - (2025-26), main, U111–18, U129
    - Reiter, U111–18
    - Teed, U111–18
  - (2026-27), main, U253–63, U296
    - Cheveldayoff, U253–62
    - Teed, U254–63
- Fair workplaces branch, establishment, U261
- Fatalities and serious injuries strategy
  - See
    - Workplaces – Fatalities and injuries – Reduction efforts
- Funding from Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board, representation in financial documents, U256–57
- Information technology, service delivery, consolidation in SaskBuilds Ministry, representation in financial documents, U255
- Minister's advisory council of labour partners
  - See
    - Labour force – Minister's advisory council of labour partners
- Organizations and associations funded by, U117
- Staff, U111–12
  - Numbers, C52
  - Workforce realignment, U257, U260–61
Labour Relations Board
- See
  - Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board
Labour unions
- Bargaining rights, support for, member's statement
  - Roy, 1268
- Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Government Insurance – Collective bargaining
- Canadian Union of Public Employees
  - See
    - Canadian Union of Public Employees
- Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan
  - See
    - Health Shared Services Saskatchewan – Disability claims
    - Medical personnel – And support staff, collective bargaining
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
  - See
    - Performing arts facilities – Conexus Centre of the Arts, Regina – Collective bargaining agreement
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  - See
    - Saskatchewan first energy security strategy and supply plan – Critique – Union response to opposition leader
- Minister's advisory council
  - See
    - Labour force – Minister's advisory council of labour partners
- National Police Federation
  - See
    - Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Officers – Collective bargaining, funding
- Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union
  - See
    - Performing arts facilities – Conexus Centre of the Arts, Regina – Collective bargaining agreement
- Right to strike
  - See
    - Strikes – Right to, 10th anniversary
- Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union
- Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
  - See
    - Health Shared Services Saskatchewan – Disability claims
- Saskatoon and District Labour Council
  - See
    - Saskatoon and District Labour Council
- Service Employees' International Union-West
  - See
    - Health Shared Services Saskatchewan – Disability claims
    - Medical personnel – And support staff, collective bargaining
- Unifor
  - See
    - Water Security Agency – Collective bargaining agreement
- United Mine Workers of America
  - See
    - Saskatchewan first energy security strategy and supply plan – Critique – Union response to opposition leader
Lac La Ronge First Nation
- Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, 20 years of leadership, recognition, member's statement
  - McPhail, 989
Lake basins
- See
  - Watersheds
Lakes
- Buffalo Pound, water quality and flow assessment, E33, E35, E201
- Fish populations
  - See
    - Fishes – Population management
- Lake Diefenbaker, water levels
  - See
    - Rivers – South Saskatchewan River and North Saskatchewan River, climate change impacts and flow modelling
    - Tourism industry – Prairie Lily Riverboat, Saskatoon, shutdown due to low water levels
- Sand Lake, destruction by wildfire
  - See
    - Wildfires – Northern Saskatchewan, 2025 – Provincial parks, destruction
Land drainage
- See
  - Drainage
Land titles
- See
  - Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
Landfills (garbage)
- See
  - Refuse and refuse disposal – Landfills
Landlord and tenant
- See
  - Rental housing
- Residential Tenancies Office
  - See
    - Office of Residential Tenancies
Landownership
- See
  - Farm land – Ownership
Languages
- American Sign Language
  - See
    - Deaf-blind persons – Interpreting services, expansion, funding
- English as an additional language
  - Funding, P369, P371–72
  - Language benchmarks, P371–72
  - Learners, outcomes, P372
  - Program delivery
    - See
      - Regional colleges – English as an additional language
- French
  - See
    - Francophones – Rendez-vous de la Francophonie
- Indigenous, instructor Cecile Blanke
  - See
    - Tributes
- Indigenous, preservation and revitalization
  - See
    - Teacher education – Indigenous language
  - Personal journey
    - See
      - Television – Grandma Sherry's Kitchen
Lautermilch, Eldon
- See
  - Condolence motions
Leadership
- 4-H Saskatchewan Community Leadership Conference and recognition banquet
  - See
    - Saskatchewan 4-H – Community Leadership Conference and recognition banquet
- Horatio Alger Association scholarship recipient Kayla Peacock, recognition, member's statement
  - Rowden, 289
- Indigenous women
  - See
    - Indigenous Peoples – Women in leadership, recognition
    - Lac La Ronge First Nation
- New Democratic Party, Saskatchewan
  - See
    - Health care – Challenges – And minister's attendance at Canada Strong and Free conference
    - Official opposition – Leader of
- Sask Party
  - See
    - Premier
  - Potential run for
    - See
      - Health care – Challenges – And minister's attendance at Canada Strong and Free conference
      - Health Ministry – Minister – Party leadership run, potential
Leeson, Howard
- See
  - Tributes
Legal Aid Commission
- See
  - Legal Aid Saskatchewan
Legal Aid Saskatchewan
- Administrative efficiencies and redirection of resources to front-line services, P333
- Caseloads, P332
- Cases, closure of, administrative improvements, P331, P332, P334
- Cases dismissed under Jordan decision, N76
- Collective bargaining agreement, C8, C55, C139
- Eligibility requirements, N75
- Files, numbers, and pressure points, N75–76
- Funding, C7
  - Adequacy, P333–34
- Immigration and refugee law, expansion into, P334
- Private bar lawyers, use of, C8–9
- Provincial Auditor's reports
  - See
    - Provincial Auditor's reports – Justice Ministry and Attorney General – Legal Aid Saskatchewan
- Reconciliation action plan, P333
- Staff
  - Adequacy, C8–9, P332–33
  - Performance evaluations, P331, P333
  - Student placements, rural areas, N196
- Wait times, N76
Legal services
- Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City, N196–97
Legion Week
- Unity, celebration honouring Silas Campbell, member's statement
  - Thorsteinson, 1145–46
Legislation
- French translation, N145
Legislative Assembly
- Acknowledgments, end of session
  - Conway, 1036–37
  - McLeod, T., 1036, 2598
  - Sarauer, 2598–99
  - Speaker, 1038, 2599–2600
- Acknowledgments and Christmas greetings
  - McLeod, T., 283–84, 1645
  - Sarauer, 284, 1645–46
  - Speaker, 284–85, 1646–47
- Adjournment
  - (December 10, 2024), until the call of the Speaker, moved (McLeod, T.)
    - McLeod, T., 285
  - (May 15, 2025), until 10 a.m. on October 22, 2025, moved (McLeod, T.)
    - McLeod, T., 1037
  - (December 5, 2025), until 1:30 p.m. on March 2nd, 2026, moved (McLeod, T.)
    - McLeod, T., 1647
  - (May 14, 2026), until 10 a.m. on October 27, 2026, moved (McLeod, T.)
    - McLeod, T., 2600
- Announcements
  - Clerk at the Table, new
    - Speaker, 10, 1051
  - Pages, introduction
    - Speaker, 10, 1051, 2610
- Estimates, supplementary, notwithstanding rule 148(1), commit to Crown and Central Agencies committee, 254
- First Session, poetic recap, member's statement
  - Weger, 1030
- Moment of silence
  - La Loche school shooting, 10-year anniversary
    - See
      - Schools – La Loche, 2016 shooting, remembrance
  - National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job, 775, 2339
  - Upon the death of former Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield
    - See
      - Tributes – Solomon Schofield, Vaughn
- Prorogation
  - See
    - Lieutenant Governor – Prorogation speech
- Recess for the Crown and Central Agencies committee to conduct its business, moved (McLeod, T.)
  - McLeod, T., 272
- Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
  - See also
    - House Services Committee
    - Sessional orders
  - Amendments regarding fall sitting days, moved (McLeod, T.)
    - McLeod, T., 1062–63
- Sessional orders
  - See
    - Sessional orders
Legislative Assembly members
- Apology for breach of privilege
  - McPhail, 2376
- Apology for remarks about the federal NDP leader made during budget response
  - See also
    - Legislative Assembly members – Member for Humboldt-Watrous [Hilbert], inappropriate comments regarding federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, apology
  - Hilbert, 641
- Code of conduct, 2459–60
- Code of conduct, adherence to
  - Beck, 2263
  - McPhail, 2263
  - Moe, 2263
- Decorum, strive to improve, government promise, Throne Speech, 9
- Former
  - Beatty, Joan, recognition, member's statement
    - Nippi-Albright, 1464
  - Cox, Herb
    - See
      - Tributes
  - Eyre, Bronwyn, inaugural recipient, Cartier-Macdonald Award, member's statement
    - Cheveldayoff, 2296
  - Meyers, Derek
    - See
      - Tributes
- Legislative secretaries
  - See
    - Cabinet ministers – Legislative secretaries
- Maiden speeches
  - See
    - Maiden speeches
- Member for Humboldt-Watrous [Hilbert], inappropriate comments regarding federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, apology
  - And caucus duties
    - Beck, 737
    - Grewal, 720
    - Moe, 720–21, 737–38
    - Reiter, 721
    - Roy, 721
  - And support for immigrant communities
    - Grewal, 673–74, 701–2
    - Moe, 673–74
    - Mowat, 673
    - Reiter, 701–2
- Offices, subletting of
  - See
    - Constituencies – Offices, subletting of
- Outreach and education
  - See
    - Students – Caroline Robbins School, Saskatoon, grade 7 students, MLA discussion
- Outreach and engagement, member's statement
  - See also
    - Business – Opposition outreach, member's statement
  - Gordon, 1639–40
  - Warrington, 1793
- Parents, new while sitting members, member's statement
  - Sarauer, 1305
- Partnership of Parliaments trip to Europe, member's statement
  - Mowat, 1691
- Wheelchairs at the Legislature event
  - See
    - First Steps Wellness Centre, Regina – Wheelchairs at the Legislature event, recognition
Legislative Assembly Service
- Estimates
  - (2025, March), supplementary, H7–8
  - (2025-26), main, H6
  - (2026-27), main, H12
Legislative Building, Regina
- Bison head, installation, member's statement
  - McLeod, B., 159–60
- Hall of Valour, designation of room 218, member's statement
  - McLeod, B., 2281
- West lawn, designate as Chief Piapot Cultural Learning Grounds, petition
  - ChiefCalf, 623
LGBTQ History Month
- Member's statement
  - Teed, 1241
LGS (Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan)
- See
  - Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan
Libraries
- See
  - Public libraries
Lieutenant Governor
- Award for Regional Centre for Expertise on Education and Sustainable Development Recognition Award
  - See
    - Post-secondary students – Hirani, Shiza, recognition, member's statement
- Former, Vaughn Solomon Schofield
  - See
    - Condolence motions
    - Tributes
- Post-Secondary Teaching Award
  - See
    - Post-secondary education – Educators – Lieutenant Governor's Post-Secondary Teaching Award
- Prorogation speech, 1041–42, 2601
- Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Scholarships
  - See
    - Scholarships and bursaries – Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Scholarships
- Speech from the Throne, 5–9, 1043–50, 2603–9
Linseed
- See
  - Food processing industry – Flax processing, O&T Farms
Lions Clubs
- See
  - Service clubs
Liquor and Gaming Authority
- See
  - Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
Literacy
- Adult programs
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Polytechnic – Literacy programs
- Foundations Learning & Skills Saskatchewan
  - See
    - Child welfare – Children in care – Youth transitioning out of care – Fusion Plus, Saskatoon
- French-language services, N145
- Organizations, funding, U49, U160
- Provincial Library and Literacy Office
  - See
    - Provincial Library and Literacy Office
- Reading at grade level
  - Grades 4 through 12, U189
  - Kindergarten to grade 3, U190
  - Kindergarten to grade 3, improving, supports
    - See also
      - Education, funding – Adequacy – And renewed focus on literacy
    - Budget debate, 298
    - Funding, U47, U158
    - Throne Speech, 7, 1047
Lithium industry
- Prairie Lithium project, Arizona Lithium, E17, E80, E170
- Saltworks Technologies processing project, E171
- Saskatchewan Research Council, geochemical and mineralogical services, E63, E209
Litter (trash)
- Community cleanup
  - See
    - Communities – Regina – North Central, community cleanup, recognition of volunteers
    - Community associations – Harbour Landing Community Association, cleanup day
Livestock industry
- Animal protection
  - See
    - Animal welfare – Inspectors, legislation
- Big Rack Ranching, Delmas, Gord and Karen Lacoursiere, featured on Flat Out Food, member's statement
  - Thorsteinson, 1241
- Business risk management programs
  - See
    - Agriculture, business risk management programs – Livestock producers, equity for
- Canadian Western Agribition, Regina
  - See
    - Canadian Western Agribition, Regina
- Carbon footprint relative to other jurisdictions, study, E38
- Cash receipts, growth plan target, 930
  - Achieved, E179
- Cattle
  - See
    - Cattle industry
- Drought, supports
  - See
    - Drought – Prolonged, supports
- Federal traceability program, producer concerns, E182
  - Budget debate, 1878–79
- Forage programs
  - See
- Growth plan target, supports, E43–44
- Hogs
  - See
    - Hog industry
- Intensive livestock operations, E47
  - Lac Pelletier area, spill response time
    - Marit, 1898–99
    - Ritchie, 1898–99
- Livestock price insurance program
  - See
    - Livestock price insurance program
- Products, quality
  - See
    - Agriculture – Products, quality, comments by American president, condemnation, and government outreach
- Saskatchewan Bison Association
  - See
    - Legislative Building, Regina – Bison head, installation, member's statement
- Tariffs, impact on
  - See
    - Agriculture, tariffs – By China
  - And integration of North American market
    - See
      - Agriculture, tariffs – Impact on and support for industry
- Wildlife damage compensation program
  - See
    - Wildlife damage compensation program
Livestock price insurance program
- National program, recognition as, E42, E183–84
Living, cost of
- See
  - Cost and standard of living
Living Sky School Division No. 202
- Mental health support workers, P276
- Provincial Auditor's reports
  - See
    - Provincial Auditor's reports – School boards and divisions – 2022-23 annual integrated audit
    - Provincial Auditor's reports – School boards and divisions – Living Sky School Division No. 202
Lobbyists Transparency Amendment Act (No. 626)
- First reading
  - Conway, 2560
Local history
- Author Susan Conly
  - See
    - Birthdays – Conly, Susan
- Maison de la Francophonie project
  - See
    - Francophones – Maison de la Francophonie project
Loitering
- See
  - Public safety – Legislative amendments
Long-term care
- Eligibility assessments, U18, U203–4
- Eligibility standards
  - Beck, 753
  - Carr, 740, 753–55
  - Jorgenson, 754–55
  - Love, 740
  - Moe, 755
- Eligibility standards, improve, petition
  - Blakley, 1547
  - Conway, 734, 780
  - Grewal, 479
  - McBean, 558
  - Warrington, 2296
  - Wotherspoon, 1952
- Funding, U193
  - Budget debate, 297
- And hospice care, affordability
  - Cockrill, 209–10
  - Jorgenson, 209
- Inspections and oversight, U204–5
  - Funding, U192
- Patient complexity, U21–22
- Patients, chemical and physical restraints
  - Carr, 950–51
  - Cockrill, 951
  - Jorgenson, 950–51
- Patients, chemical restraint, U205–6
- Quality and oversight
  - Carr, 992–93
  - Jorgenson, 992
- Quality of
  - Beck, 279
  - Carr, 280
  - Cockrill, 280
  - Jorgenson, 280
- Services, funding, U5, U33
Long-term care facilities
- See also
  - Health facilities
- Affiliate providers
  - Accreditation, P86
  - Beds, available, tracking, P87
  - Co-management agreements, P433
  - Contracts, P432, P433
    - Non-compliance, corrective action, P85, P86, P87–88
    - Oversight, P85–86
    - Training, provision and funding, P86–87
  - Funding, standardization, P433
  - Inspections, P85, P87
- Alternate level of care beds
  - See
    - Personal care homes
- Battlefords District Care Centre, project planning, U219
- Beds, new, funding, U5
- Centennial Special Care Home, Esterhazy
  - See
    - Health facilities – Esterhazy integrated care facility
- Grenfell, new, funding, C79, U28, U218
  - Budget debate, 297, 1860
- Inspections and oversight
  - See
    - Long-term care – Quality and oversight
- La Ronge, new, funding, C79, U28, U218
  - Budget debate, 297
- La Ronge, staffing, funding, U193
  - See also
    - Continuing care assistants – Indigenous, training, pilot program, Air Ronge
- Lanigan Central Parkland Lodge, donation in honour of Newt Melvin
  - See
    - Tributes – Melvin, Newton "Newt"
- Mental health approved homes
  - See
    - Mental health and addictions facilities – Mental health approved homes
- And personal care homes, inspections, funding, U5
- And personal care homes, patients who wander, critical incidents
  - Carr, 1244–45, 1466–67
  - Conway, 1244
  - Jorgenson, 1466–67
- Privately-run
  - See
    - Long-term care facilities – Affiliate providers
    - Personal care homes
- Protective services personnel
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Health Authority – Protective services personnel
- Regina, specialized beds, construction, 2458, U218
  - Funding, C79, C207, U28
    - Budget debate, 297, 1860, 2060
  - Update, member's statement
    - Weedmark, 2091
- Regina, staffing, funding, U193
- Regina, standard beds, planning, U219
- Saskatoon, expanded capacity
  - Budget debate, 297
- Staff
  - See also
    - Continuing care assistants
  - Vacancies, U22
- Staffing ratio, U19–20
- Wait-list, U20, U21
Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan
- See also
  - Casinos
- Note: Announced October 2022, expected to launch on April 1, 2023, consolidating the management oversight for casinos, VLTs, lotteries and online gaming
- Dividends, C70
- Grants, funding, C62
- Net income, C62, C150
- Revenue-generating assets, replacement, C142
Lou Gehrig's disease
- See
  - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Louis Riel Day
- Member's statement
  - Rowden, 1391
- Recognition of Métis Nation-Saskatchewan upon, member's statement
  - Bromm, 1391–92
Low-income people
- Children and youth, community sports programs, supports for
  - See
    - KidSport Month
- Families and seniors, internet, Connecting families initiative (federal)
  - See
    - Internet – Connecting families initiative (federal)
- Tax credit
  - See
    - Low-income tax credit
Low-income tax credit
- Increase, government campaign commitment, 916, 927, C167, U73
  - Budget debate, 1860, 2063
  - Throne Speech, 8, 1045
Low productivity and reactivation oil well program E17, E170, E172
- Funding, budget debate, 299
Lower Power Bills and Car Insurance Act (No. 612)
- First reading, motion
  - Young, A., 1698
- First reading
  - Young, A., 1719
- Second reading, motion, leave not granted
  - Young, A., 1744, 1764, 1782–83, 1799, 1842, 1901, 1960, 2019, 2052, 2075, 2097, 2117–18, 2136
LRB (Labour Relations Board)
- See
  - Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board
Luciuk, Al
- See
  - Tributes
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Member's statement
  - Weger, 1504