STANDING COMMITTEE ON

HUMAN SERVICES

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

MINUTE NO. 6

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

1.     Present: Michael Weger in the chair and members Brent Blakley, April ChiefCalf, Brad Crassweller,* Kim Gartner, Tajinder Grewal,* Kevin Kasun,* Barret Kropf, Matt Love,* and Brittney Senger.*

Substituting Members

Brad Crassweller for Barret Kropf (6:36 p.m. – 8:36 p.m.)

Tajinder Grewal for April ChiefCalf (5:00 p.m. – 7:03 p.m.)

Kevin Kasun for Hon. Colleen Young

Matt Love for Noor Burki

Brittney Senger for Brent Blakley (7:33 p.m. – 8:36 p.m.)

2.     The committee considered the 2025–26 estimates and 2024–25 supplementary estimates no. 2 for the Ministry of Advanced Education.

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

Witnesses

Hon. Ken Cheveldayoff, Minister

Louise Michaud, Deputy Minister

Lindell Veitch, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate and Student Services

Mark Wyatt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Sector Relations

Jon Altwasser, Executive Director, Corporate Finance

Anna Ditablan, Executive Director, International Education and Jurisdictional Initiatives

Mike Pestill, Executive Director, Sector Management and Relations

Duane Rieger, Executive Director, Business Systems and Information Management

Dana Schmalz, Executive Director, Strategic Capital Planning

Jill Tzupa, Executive Director, Strategy, Planning and Sector Engagement

Kirk Wosminity, Executive Director, Student and Support Services

Mary-Anne Neumann, Manager, Executive Operations

3.     The committee adjourned consideration of the 2025–26 estimates and 2024–25 supplementary estimates no. 2 for the Ministry of Advanced Education.

4.     The committee recessed from 7:03 p.m. until 7:33 p.m.

5.     The committee considered the 2025–26 estimates and 2024–25 supplementary estimates no. 2 for the Ministry of Education.

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

Witnesses

Hon. Everett Hindley, Minister

Clint Repski, Deputy Minister

Sammi Haque, Assistant Deputy Minister

Jason Pirlot, Assistant Deputy Minister

Charlotte Schriml, Assistant Deputy Minister

Tim Caleval, Executive Director, Priority Action Team

Angela Chobanik, Executive Director, Education Funding

Kevin Gabel, Executive Director, Programs

Edith Nagy, Executive Director, Student Achievement and Supports

Sheldon Ramstead, Executive Director, Information Management and Support

Rhiannon Shaw, Executive Director, Corporate Services

Stephenie Leitao Csada, Director, Student Achievement and Supports

Paul Lewis, Director, Education Funding

6.     The committee adjourned consideration of the 2025–26 estimates and 2024–25 supplementary estimates no. 2 for the Ministry of Education.

7.     It was moved by Kim Gartner:

That this committee do now adjourn.

The question being put, it was agreed to.

8.     The committee adjourned at 8:36 p.m. to the call of the Chair.

 

 

 

Michael Weger, Chair

Miranda Gudereit, Committee Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

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