CONTENTS
READING
AND RECEIVING PETITIONS
THIRD SESSION — THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
VOTES AND
PROCEEDINGS
No. 4
Monday, November 2, 2026
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: Leroy Laliberte, Matt Love, Don McBean, 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 stand up for Saskatchewan and advocate for the restoration of federal Jordan’s Principle funding to support Indigenous students in schools.
(Sessional paper no. 22)
To immediately be transparent about how data centres will integrate into their surrounding communities.
(Sessional paper no. 23)
To immediately increase the number of pullouts in the province so that operators can meet requirements safely.
(Sessional paper no. 24)
To immediately make public the full list and map of existing hospital service disruptions.
(Sessional paper no. 25)
To immediately provide the support needed to complete and open the second joint-use school in Harbour Landing as soon as possible.
(Addendum to sessional paper no. 16)
Introduction of Bills
The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time at the next sitting:
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Bill No. 631 — |
The Restricting Property Controls for Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Act |
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(Nicole Sarauer) |
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Bill No. 632 — |
The Rent Control Act, 2026 |
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(Nicole Sarauer) |
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Bill No. 633 — |
The Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2026 |
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(Trent Wotherspoon) |
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Bill No. 634 — |
The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance (Banning Private Fees) Amendment Act |
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(Meara Conway) |
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Bill No. 635 — |
The Provincial Health Authority (Banning Parking Fees for Cancer Patients) Amendment Act |
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(Jared Clarke) |
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Bill No. 636 — |
The Consumer Protection and Business Practices (Banning Unfair A.I. Pricing) Amendment Act |
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(Brittney Senger) |
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Bill No. 65 — |
The Protection From Human Trafficking Amendment Act, 2026 |
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(Hon. Tim McLeod) |
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:
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(6), the Speaker
interrupted proceedings and adjourned the Assembly without question put.
The Assembly adjourned at 10:30 p.m. until Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.
Hon. Todd Goudy
Speaker
APPENDIX
On Wednesday / mercredi:
Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 68
— The Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Amendment Act, 2026
L’hon. Tim McLeod proposera la première lecture du projet de loi no 68 — Loi modificative de 2026 sur l’exécution des ordonnances alimentaires
Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 69 — The Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2026
Hon. Tim McLeod to move first reading of Bill No. 70
— The Legal Profession Consequential Amendment Act, 2026
L’hon. Tim McLeod proposera la première lecture du projet de loi no 70 — Loi de 2026 corrélative
de la loi intitulée The
Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2026
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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