CONTENTS
READING
AND RECEIVING PETITIONS
RETURNS, REPORTS, AND PAPERS TABLED
SECOND SESSION — THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
VOTES AND
PROCEEDINGS
No. 3
Monday, October 27, 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: Brittney Senger, Hugh Gordon, Tajinder Grewal, and Sally Housser.
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 protect tenants and implement
rent control.
(Sessional paper no. 2)
To immediately collaborate with child care stakeholders to address the challenges of
funding and the recruitment and retention of early child care educators.
(Sessional paper no. 3)
To immediately provide adequate funding to post-secondary institutions
to ensure costs are not passed on to tuition fees.
(Sessional paper no. 4)
To immediately address the short staffing crisis in healthcare.
(Sessional paper no. 5)
To stand up for Saskatchewan and advocate for the restoration of federal
Jordan’s Principle funding to support Indigenous
students in schools.
(Sessional paper no. 6)
Motion for Address in Reply
The Assembly resumed the adjourned debate on the proposed motion of Michael Weger, seconded by Terri Bromm:
That an Humble Address be presented to Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor as follows:
TO HER
HONOUR THE HONOURABLE BERNADETTE MCINTYRE
Lieutenant Governor of the province of Saskatchewan
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR:
We, His Majesty’s dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, in session assembled, humbly thank Your Honour for the gracious speech which Your Honour has been pleased to address to us at the opening of the present session,
and the proposed amendment moved by Jordan McPhail, seconded by Don McBean:
That the motion be amended by adding:
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.
On motion of the Hon. Eric Schmalz:
Ordered, That this Assembly do now adjourn.
The Assembly adjourned at 10:29 p.m. until Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
Hon. Todd Goudy
Speaker
Returns, Reports, and Papers Tabled
The following papers were laid upon the Table:
By the Hon. Eric Schmalz:
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan: 3
Year Business Plan, dated June 30, 2025
(Sessional
paper no. 7)
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan: 2025 annual report
(Sessional
paper no. 8)
By the Hon. Everett Hindley:
Saskatchewan Teachers’ Superannuation
Commission: 2024–25 annual report
(Sessional
paper no. 9)
APPENDIX
On Wednesday / mercredi:
Kim Breckner to
move first reading of Bill No. 605 — The Free Trade within Canada (Mutual
Recognition) Act
Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 26 — The Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal Act, 2025
Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 27
— The Statute Law
Amendment Act, 2025
L’hon. Tim McLeod proposera
la première lecture du projet de loi
no 27 — Loi de 2025 modifiant
le droit législatif
The following question was given notice on
day no. 3 and is to be answered by day no. 8:
Question no. 15 (Keith Jorgenson):
To the Minister of Health, (a) in each of the last five fiscal years, how many radiologists whose services the Saskatchewan Health Authority contracted were residing (i) out of province, and (ii) out of country; and (b) in each of the last five fiscal years, how much has the Saskatchewan Health Authority spent on contracting the services of radiologists from other jurisdictions?
The following
questions were given notice on day no. 2 and are to be answered by day no. 7:
Question
no. 1 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) how much did the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency pay out in severance (i.e., amount payable in lieu of notice following termination of an employee’s employment) in each of the past five fiscal years; and (b) in each year, how many employees were terminated?
Question no. 2 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) how many OB-GYNs, nurse practitioners, or other specialists outside of family physicians and general practitioners have training to help with menopause and perimenopause in Saskatchewan; and (b) what is their geographic distribution?
Question no. 3 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, what is the current average MRI wait time for women referred by an OB-GYN or gynaecologist for pelvic or reproductive health concerns?
Question no. 4 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, how many women are currently waiting longer than six months for surgical care related to reproductive or pelvic health conditions (including, but not limited to, hysterectomy, myomectomy, or ovarian procedures)?
Question no. 5 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) what are the most recent rates of
maternal mortality and morbidity in Saskatchewan, including breakdowns by
region; and (b) what is the current rate of induction, caesarean section,
postpartum haemorrhage, and maternal readmission in Saskatchewan hospitals,
listed by hospital?
Question no. 6 (Jacqueline
Roy):
To the Minister of Health, has the ministry conducted a Gender-Based Analysis or Gender-Based Analysis Plus of the 2025–26 health budget, and if so, what were the findings?
Question no. 7 (Jacqueline
Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) what is the current average wait time in Saskatchewan for a breast biopsy for women presenting with suspected malignancy, and how does this compare to the previous five fiscal years; and (b) what is the current average wait time in Saskatchewan for a pelvic biopsy for women presenting with suspected malignancy and gynaecological pathology, and how does this compare to the previous five fiscal years?
Question no. 8 (Jacqueline
Roy):
To the Minister of Health, how many trained postpartum mental health professionals are available through the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and where are they located?
Question no. 9 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, how many OB-GYNs and uro-gynaecologists are currently practising in Saskatchewan, and how has this number changed annually since 2019?
Question no. 10 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, how frequently does the Maternal Mental Health Strategy Saskatchewan Advisory Group meet and advise the Saskatchewan Health Authority, and what is its mandate, membership, and term?
Question no. 11 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, how many times in the past 12 months have Saskatchewan’s inpatient mental health wards been placed on Code Burgundy (or equivalent emergency status), broken down by facility?
Question no. 12 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, how many medication errors were reported in the adult mental health inpatient ward at the Regina General Hospital in the past 12 months?
Question no. 13 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women Office, (a) how many women and children were turned away from emergency shelters or secondstage housing in Saskatchewan in the past 12 months due to lack of space; and (b) what is the total number of second-stage housing units currently available in Saskatchewan, and how many are in development or expansion-planning stages for 2025–26?
Question no. 14 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women Office, (a) what measurable objectives has the Office of the Status of Women been assigned for the 2025–26 fiscal year; (b) what performance indicators or metrics are used to assess the effectiveness of the office’s programs and initiatives; (c) how many staff positions currently exist within the Office of the Status of Women, and what percentage of these positions are vacant; and (d) has the office undertaken a public consultation or stakeholder engagement on the priorities of women and girls in Saskatchewan since 2022, and if so, what are the findings?
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