CONTENTS
READING
AND RECEIVING PETITIONS
Notice Of Motions
For First Reading Of Bills
THIRD SESSION — THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE
of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
VOTES AND
PROCEEDINGS
No. 7
Thursday, November 5, 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: Bhajan Brar, Tajinder Grewal, Erika Ritchie, and Meara Conway.
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.
(Addendum to sessional paper no. 22)
To immediately protect tenants and implement rent control.
(Addendum to sessional paper no. 26)
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. 72 — |
The Opioid Damages Amendment Act, 2026 |
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(Hon. Jeremy Cockrill) |
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Bill No. 71 — |
The Personal Care Homes (Safer Homes for Seniors) Amendment Act, 2026 |
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(Hon. Lori Carr) |
Written Questions
The order of the day being called for question nos. 1 to 18, pursuant to rule 21(6), the questions were converted and orders for return were issued. (see appendix)
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 and the question
being put on the amendment, it was negatived on the following recorded division:
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Yeas — 21 Carla Beck Erika Ritchie Noor Burki Jared Clarke Vicki Mowat Matt Love Nathaniel Teed Jordan McPhail Meara Conway Nicole Sarauer Kim Breckner Brent Blakley Tajinder Grewal Keith Jorgenson Bhajan Brar Don McBean Darcy Warrington Joan Pratchler Sally Housser Brittney Senger Jacqueline Roy |
Nays
— 32 Scott Moe Kim Gartner Warren Kaeding Jeremy Cockrill Jim Reiter Everett Hindley Jeremy Harrison Ken Cheveldayoff Eric Schmalz Terry Jenson Michael Weger Travis Keisig Jamie Martens Sean Wilson Chris Beaudry Darlene Rowden Alana Ross Tim McLeod Lori Carr Brad Crassweller Doug Steele Colleen Young Daryl Harrison Kevin Weedmark Barret Kropf Blaine McLeod Megan Patterson Terri Bromm Racquel Hilbert David Chan James
Thorsteinson Kevin Kasun |
The question being put on the motion, it
was agreed to on the following recorded division:
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YeAS— 32 Scott Moe Kim Gartner Warren Kaeding Jeremy Cockrill Jim Reiter Everett Hindley Jeremy Harrison Ken Cheveldayoff Eric Schmalz Terry Jenson Michael Weger Travis Keisig Jamie Martens Sean Wilson Chris Beaudry Darlene Rowden Alana Ross Tim McLeod Lori Carr Brad Crassweller Doug Steele Colleen Young Daryl Harrison Kevin Weedmark Barret Kropf Blaine McLeod Megan Patterson Terri Bromm Racquel Hilbert David Chan James
Thorsteinson Kevin Kasun |
NAYS — 21 Carla Beck Erika Ritchie Noor Burki Jared Clarke Vicki Mowat Matt Love Nathaniel Teed Jordan McPhail Meara Conway Nicole Sarauer Kim Breckner Brent Blakley Tajinder Grewal Keith Jorgenson Bhajan Brar Don McBean Darcy Warrington Joan Pratchler Sally Housser Brittney Senger Jacqueline Roy |
On motion of the Hon. Tim McLeod:
Ordered, That this Assembly do now adjourn.
The Assembly adjourned at 12:37 p.m. until Monday at 1:30 p.m.
Hon. Todd Goudy
Speaker
APPENDIX
The following
written questions were converted and orders for return were issued:
Return no. 1 (Meara Conway):
To the Minister of Health, 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.
Return no. 2 (Erika Ritchie):
To the Minister of Social Services, (a) for each of the last ten years, the number of clients that 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, the number of clients that were removed from the SAID program due to (i) loss of eligibility due to revised eligibility criteria, and (ii) all other reasons.
Return no. 3 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) 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) the number of these buses that are currently still in operation; and (c) the buses that are in the planning phases (include the same funding breakdown for any future planned buses).
Return no. 4 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) for each of the last ten fiscal years, the number of complaints or concerns that 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) the nature and outcome of each complaint, described in a non-identifying summary.
Return no. 5 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) 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) the actual amounts invoiced and paid for each of the above, broken down by service and fiscal year for the last ten years.
Return no. 6 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) 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, the number of complaints or concerns 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) the nature and outcome of each complaint, described in a non-identifying summary.
Return no. 7 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, the amount the SHA has estimated would be saved by streamlining electronic medical services records (EMRs).
Return no. 8 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) for each of the last five fiscal years, 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, 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).
Return no. 9 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) the amount of funding 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) the amount the government actually provided in funding.
Return no. 10 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) the number of complaints the government, via the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice, or other sources, has 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) the nature and outcome of each complaint, described in a non-identifying summary.
Return no. 11 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, the number of Saskatchewan clinics that have accessible equipment for gynecological examinations, including height-adjustable Pap test tables.
Return no. 12 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) the number of OB-GYN vacancies that exist today, by region and (i) the government’s recruitment and retention plan; and (b) the number that have existed over the past six fiscal years.
Return no. 13 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) the number of additional staff hired by the government — not pulled from other areas (in other words, net new) — to deal with perinatal mental health in Saskatchewan; (b) where they are located; (c) the median length of time on the waitlist for perinatal mental health care; (d) the maximum number of visits allowed for perinatal mental health care; and (e) the number of maternal deaths that were found to be caused by or connected to perinatal mental health in each of the last ten years.
Return no. 14 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, the government’s estimate of the economic cost of underfunding women’s health in Saskatchewan.
Return no. 15 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, the training that 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.
Return no. 16 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) the amount of provincial funding, broken down by region, specifically dedicated to women’s health research; and (b) the amount of provincial funding, broken by region, specifically dedicated to women’s health awareness.
Return no. 17 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) for each of the last ten fiscal years, the number of maternal deaths that 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, the number of infant deaths that 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.
Return no. 18 (Jacqueline Roy):
To the Minister of Health, (a) since the institution of the MAID program, the number of times, broken down by year, it has been used in Saskatchewan by a person under the age of 18; and (b) since the institution of the MAID program, the number of times, broken down by year, it has been used in Saskatchewan by someone who accessed the program for reasons related to mental health issues.
NOTICE OF MOTIONS FOR FIRST READING OF BILLS
On Tuesday:
Hon. Ken Cheveldayoff to move first reading of Bill No. 74 — The Workers’ Compensation (Strengthening Compensation Outcomes) Amendment Act, 2026
Jordan McPhail to move first reading of Bill No. 638 — The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (Accountability and Transparency) Amendment Act
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