CONTENTS

 

PRESENTING PETITIONS

READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

RESUMPTION OF BUDGET DEBATE

APPENDIX

Notice Of Motions For First Reading Of Bills

Notice Of Priority Items

 

 

FIRST SESSION — THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

of the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

 

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 

No. 14

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

1:30 p.m.

PRAYERS

Presenting Petitions

Petitions of citizens of the province of Saskatchewan were presented and laid upon the Table by the following members: Matt Love, Darlene Rowden, Jordan McPhail, Betty Nippi-Albright, and Joan Pratchler.

Reading and Receiving Petitions

According to order and pursuant to rule 16(7), petitions from residents of the province of Saskatchewan, requesting the following action, were read and received:

To immediately renew the Federal-Provincial Child Care Agreement to save jobs, help families and boost our economy.

(Sessional paper no. 94)

To introduce pay equity legislation.

(Sessional paper no. 95)

To recognize the Timber Bay school as a provincially run residential school and release the school records to the survivors.

(Sessional paper no. 96)

To protect the Duncairn Reservoir Migratory Bird Sanctuary from any proposed expansion of irrigation.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 32)

To call upon the Government of Canada to take immediate action to remove the harmful tariffs on canola, pork, and peas that are disproportionately affecting the producers and farmers of the province of Saskatchewan.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 90)

Introduction of Bills

The following bill was introduced, read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time at the next sitting:

Bill No. 16 —

The Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2025

 

(Hon. Jim Reiter)

Resumption of Budget Debate

The Assembly resumed the adjourned debate on the proposed motion of the Hon. Jim Reiter, seconded by Brad Crassweller:

That the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government,

and the proposed amendment thereto moved by Trent Wotherspoon, seconded by Aleana Young:

That all the words after “Assembly” be omitted and the following be inserted:

does not approve the budgetary policy of the government because it proposes cuts to health care and education while failing to respond to the threat and impact of tariffs, including those imposed by Donald Trump; and further,

That the Assembly has lost confidence in the government.

The debate continuing on the motion and the amendment, the Assembly recessed from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

The debate being resumed on the motion and the amendment, pursuant to rule 6(7), the Speaker interrupted proceedings and adjourned the Assembly.

The Assembly adjourned at 10:30 p.m. until Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

 

Hon. Todd Goudy

Speaker

 

APPENDIX

NOTICE OF MOTIONS FOR FIRST READING OF BILLS

On Thursday:

Hon. Lori Carr to move first reading of Bill No. 20 — The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Investment Tax Credit Act

 

NOTICE OF PRIORITY ITEMS

No. 1 (Opposition)

Not submitted — item of business determined pursuant to rule 24(4).

No. 2 (Government)

Not submitted — item of business determined pursuant to rule 24(4).

 

 

 

 

 

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