CONTENTS

MOTION FOR ADDRESS IN REPLY

RETURNS, REPORTS, AND PAPERS TABLED

APPENDIX

Notice Of Motions For First Reading Of Bills

Notice Of Written Questions

THIRD SESSION — THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

of the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

No. 3

Thursday, October 29, 2026

10:00 a.m.

PRAYERS

Presenting Petitions

Petitions of citizens of the province of Saskatchewan were presented and laid upon the Table by the following members: Hugh Gordon, Bhajan Brar, Tajinder Grewal, Sally Housser, and Keith Jorgenson.

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 provide the support needed to complete and open the second joint-use school in Harbour Landing as soon as possible.

(Sessional paper no. 16)

To immediately provide the support needed to complete and open new joint-use elementary and high schools in east Regina as soon as possible.

(Sessional paper no. 17)

To adopt fair and effective rent control legislation.

(Sessional paper no. 18)

To immediately implement a moratorium on the construction of hyperscale data centres in Saskatchewan.

(Sessional paper no. 19)

To adequately fund public education ensuring that all students in Regina and Saskatchewan have access to band education.

(Sessional paper no. 20)

Introduction of Bills

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

Bill No. 61 —	The Mandatory Testing and Disclosure (Bodily Substances) Amendment Act, 2026
	(Hon. Tim McLeod)
Bill No. 62 —	The Statute Law Amendment Act, 2026
	(Hon. Tim McLeod)
Bill No. 63 —	The Municipal Employees’ Pension Amendment Act, 2026
	(Hon. Jim Reiter)
Bill No. 64 —	The Revenue and Financial Services Amendment Act, 2026
	(Hon. Jim Reiter)

Motion for Address in Reply

The Assembly resumed the adjourned debate on the proposed motion of Brad Crassweller, seconded by Travis Keisig:

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 Vicki Mowat, seconded by Jared Clarke:

That the motion be amended by adding:

And, that the Assembly does not support the agenda outlined in the Speech from the Throne because it does not include any new measures to address the urgent challenges Saskatchewan people face regarding health care, the cost of living, and public safety; and further,

That the Assembly has lost confidence in the government.

The debate continuing on the motion and the amendment, pursuant to rule 6(6), the Speaker interrupted proceedings and adjourned the Assembly without question put.

The Assembly adjourned at 1:00 p.m. until Monday at 1:30 p.m.

Hon. Todd Goudy

Speaker

Returns, Reports, and Papers Tabled

The following paper was laid upon the Table:

By the Hon. Jim Reiter:

Government of Saskatchewan: 2025–26 public accounts volume 2, general revenue fund details

(Sessional paper no. 21)

APPENDIX

NOTICE OF MOTIONS FOR FIRST READING OF BILLS

On Tuesday:

Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 66 — The Pooled Registered Pension Plans (Saskatchewan) Amendment Act, 2026

Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 67 — The Coroners Amendment Act, 2026

NOTICE OF WRITTEN QUESTIONS

The following questions were given notice on day no. 2 and are to be answered by day no. 7:

Question no. 1 (Meara Conway):

To the Minister of Health, what are the license plate numbers and province of origin of each of the vehicles used by the Saskatchewan Health Authority designated for the transport of VIPs?

Question no. 2 (Erika Ritchie):

To the Minister of Social Services, (a) for each of the last ten years, how many clients were removed from the SIS program due to (i) loss of eligibility due to revised eligibility criteria, and (ii) all other reasons; and (b) for each of the last ten years, how many clients were removed from the SAID program due to (i) loss of eligibility due to revised eligibility criteria, and (ii) all other reasons?

Question no. 3 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) can you provide a complete breakdown of the funding for new breast mammography buses during the last ten fiscal periods, including the amount and percentage funded through gifts-in-service/in-kind contributions, donations from health organizations/foundations, and actual Government of Saskatchewan funding; (b) how many of these buses are currently still in operation; and (c) what buses are in the planning phases (include the same funding breakdown for any future planned buses)?

Question no. 4 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) for each of the last ten fiscal years, how many complaints or concerns were received regarding an alleged delayed breast cancer diagnosis due to delays in mammography, diagnostic imaging, biopsy or other diagnostic services, received by (i) email, (ii) telephone, (iii) written correspondence, and (iv) legal claim/action; and (b) what was the nature and outcome of each complaint, described in a non-identifying summary?

Question no. 5 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) what are the complete fee schedules for all breast diagnostic services purchased or accessed in Alberta, including (i) mammograms, (ii) diagnostic mammography, (iii) ultrasound and biopsies, (iv) pathology, and (v) radiologist fees and any related services; and (b) what are the actual amounts invoiced and paid for each of the above, broken down by service and fiscal year for the last ten years?

Question no. 6 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) what are the current wait times for prostate cancer diagnosis across Saskatchewan, broken down by (i) region, (ii) facility, and (iii) where available, stage in the diagnostic pathway; (b) for each of the last ten fiscal years, how many complaints or concerns were received regarding an alleged delayed prostate cancer diagnosis due to delays in mammography, diagnostic imaging, biopsy or other diagnostic services, broken down by complaints received by (i) email, (ii) telephone, (iii) written correspondence, and (iv) legal claim/action; and (c) what was the nature and outcome of each complaint, described in a non-identifying summary?

Question no. 7 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, how much has the SHA estimated would be saved by streamlining electronic medical services records (EMRs)?

Question no. 8 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) for each of the last five fiscal years, what are the travel costs associated with union collective bargaining and contractual negotiations for the government, including (i) airfare, (ii) mileage, (iii) vehicle expenses, (iv) accommodation, (v) meals, food, and per diems, and (vi) other travel-related expenses; and (b) for each of the same five fiscal years, what were the salary costs, overtime, bonuses, additional compensation and other remuneration associated with government employees, executives, consultants or other personnel participating in union collective bargaining or contractual negotiations, broken down by employee (eliminating actual names where required by privacy law)?

Question no. 9 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) how much funding was requested by all of the Women’s Health Clinics, or clinics offering such services, across the province, in each of the last six fiscal years; and (b) what did the government actually provide in funding?

Question no. 10 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) how many complaints has the government, via the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice, or other sources, received regarding public coverage of diabetes medication, broken down by complaints received by (i) email, (ii) telephone, (iii) written correspondence, and (iv) legal claim/action; and (b) what was the nature and outcome of each complaint, described in a non-identifying summary?

Question no. 11 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, how many Saskatchewan clinics have accessible equipment for gynecological examinations, including height-adjustable Pap test tables?

Question no. 12 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) how many OB-GYN vacancies exist today, by region and (i) what is the government’s recruitment and retention plan; and (b) how many have existed over the past six fiscal years?

Question no. 13 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) how many additional staff have been hired by the government — not pulled from other areas (in other words, net new) — to deal with perinatal mental health in Saskatchewan; (b) where are they located; (c) what is the median length of time on the waitlist for perinatal mental health care; (d) what is the maximum number of visits allowed for perinatal mental health care; and (e) how many maternal deaths were found to be caused by or connected to perinatal mental health in each of the last ten years?

Question no. 14 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, what is the government’s estimate of the economic cost of underfunding women’s health in Saskatchewan?

Question no. 15 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, what training has been provided to all primary care physicians and nurse practitioners, as well as ER staff and physicians, to reduce delays and misdiagnosis regarding endometriosis for each of the last six years?

Question no. 16 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) how much provincial funding, broken down by region, is specifically dedicated to women’s health research; and (b) how much provincial funding, broken by region, is specifically dedicated to women’s health awareness?

Question no. 17 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) for each of the last ten fiscal years, how many maternal deaths occurred in Saskatchewan in each of the last ten years, using both pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related definitions, and including all deaths listed by the coroner as natural but having a chance of being linked to pregnancy, including via suicide; and (b) for each of the last ten fiscal years, how many infant deaths occurred in Saskatchewan in each of the last ten years, using both pregnancy-associated and pregnancy-related definitions, and including all deaths listed by the coroner as natural but having a chance of being linked to pregnancy, including via maternal suicide?

Question no. 18 (Jacqueline Roy):

To the Minister of Health, (a) since the institution of the MAID program, how many times, broken down by year, has it been used in Saskatchewan by a person under the age of 18; and (b) since the institution of the MAID program, how many times, broken down by year, has it been used in Saskatchewan by someone who accessed the program for reasons related to mental health issues?

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