STANDING COMMITTEE ON

CROWN AND CENTRAL AGENCIES

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

MINUTE NO. 10

5:00 p.m. — māmawapiwin nαyati room (Room 8)

1.     Present: Doug Steele in the chair and members Chris Beaudry, Terri Bromm, Brad Crassweller, Hugh Gordon,* Brittney Senger,* Trent Wotherspoon,* and Aleana Young.*

Substituting Members

Hugh Gordon for Erika Ritchie (5:25 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.)

Brittney Senger for Don McBean

Trent Wotherspoon for Erika Ritchie (5:00 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.)

Aleana Young for Jordan McPhail

2.     The Chair advised the committee that pursuant to rule 148(1), the following 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 were committed to the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies on November 27, 2025:

2025–26 Supplementary Estimates No. 1

Vote 175

Debt Redemption

Vote 152

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Vote 93

Saskatchewan Residential Fuel Charge

Vote 140

Saskatchewan Water Corporation

Vote 176

Sinking Fund Payments — Government Share

3.     It was moved by Aleana Young:

That the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies calls on the Minister for Crown Investments Corporation to attend the meeting today as a witness during the consideration of the supplementary estimates for Saskatchewan Residential Fuel Charge and Saskatchewan Power Corporation.

A debate arising and the question being put, the Chair exercised a vote pursuant to rule 151(2) and the question was defeated on the following recorded division:

Yeas — 3

Brittney Senger, Trent Wotherspoon, Aleana Young

Nays — 4

Chris Beaudry, Terri Bromm, Brad Crassweller, Doug Steele

4.     It was moved by Trent Wotherspoon:

That this committee do now adjourn.

The question being put, it was defeated.

5.     It was moved by Aleana Young:

That the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies calls on the Minister of Finance to continue to attend the meeting today as a witness during the consideration of all the supplementary estimates.

A debate arising and the question being put, the Chair exercised a vote pursuant to rule 151(2) and the question was defeated on the following recorded division:

Yeas — 3

Brittney Senger, Trent Wotherspoon, Aleana Young

Nays — 4

Chris Beaudry, Terri Bromm, Brad Crassweller, Doug Steele

6.     The committee considered the 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 for debt redemption.

The Minister of Finance and the following officials appeared before the committee and answered questions:

Witnesses

Hon. Jim Reiter, Minister

Max Hendricks, Deputy Minister

Jeffrey MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Secretariat

Amy Gates, Executive Director, Provincial Treasury Office

Matthew Glover, Executive Director, Communications

7.     The committee concluded consideration of the 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 for debt redemption.

8.     The committee considered the 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 for sinking fund payments, government share.

The Minister of Finance and the following officials appeared before the committee and answered questions:

Witnesses

Hon. Jim Reiter, Minister

Max Hendricks, Deputy Minister

Jeffrey MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Secretariat

Amy Gates, Executive Director, Provincial Treasury Office

Matthew Glover, Executive Director, Communications

9.     The committee concluded consideration of the 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 for sinking fund payments, government share.

10. The committee considered the 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 for Saskatchewan residential fuel charge.

11. The committee concluded consideration of the 2025–26 supplementary estimates no. 1 for Saskatchewan residential fuel charge.

12. It was moved by Trent Wotherspoon:

That this committee do now adjourn.

The question being put, the Chair exercised a vote pursuant to rule 151(2) and the question was defeated.

13. The committee considered the 2025–26 supplementary lending and investing activities estimates no. 1 for Saskatchewan Water Corporation.

14. The committee concluded consideration of the 2025–26 supplementary lending and investing activities estimates no. 1 for Saskatchewan Water Corporation.

15. The committee considered the 2025–26 supplementary lending and investing activities estimates no. 1 for Saskatchewan Power Corporation.

16. The committee concluded consideration of the 2025–26 supplementary lending and investing activities estimates no. 1 for Saskatchewan Power Corporation.

17. It was moved by Aleana Young:

That the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies considers the Minister of Crown Investments Corporation’s failure to attend today’s committee meeting as a witness to be a breach of privileges of the committee; and further,

That the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies report the breach of privilege to the Assembly for consideration.

A debate arising and the question being put, the Chair exercised a vote pursuant to rule 151(2) and the question was defeated on the following recorded division:

Yeas — 3

Hugh Gordon, Brittney Senger, Aleana Young

Nays — 4

Chris Beaudry, Terri Bromm, Brad Crassweller, Doug Steele

18. It was moved by Chris Beaudry:

That the third report of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies for the thirtieth legislature be adopted and presented to the Assembly.

The question being put, the Chair exercised a vote pursuant to rule 151(2) and the question was agreed to.

19. It was moved by Chris Beaudry:

That this committee do now adjourn.

The question being put, it was agreed to.

20. The committee adjourned at 5:40 p.m. to the call of the Chair.

 

 

 

Doug Steele, Chair

Jessica Start, Committee Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

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