STANDING COMMITTEE ON

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

MINUTE NO. 12

1:01 p.m. — māmawapiwin náyati room (Room 8)

1. Present: Trent Wotherspoon in the chair and members Chris Beaudry, David Chan, Brad Crassweller, Hugh Gordon, Sean Wilson, and Aleana Young.*

Substituting Members

Aleana Young for Joan Pratchler

2. The following documents were tabled:

Ministry of Education: Responses to questions raised at the October 17, 2025 meeting

(PAC 62-30)

Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan: Second quarter financial forecast for the six months ending September 30, 2025

(PAC 63-30)

Ministry of Advanced Education: Report of public losses, July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025

(PAC 64-30)

Ministry of Health: Report of public losses, July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025

(PAC 65-30)

Ministry of Finance: Report of public losses, July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025

(PAC 66-30)

Ministry of Health: Responses to questions raised at the October 15, 2025 meeting

(PAC 67-30)

3. The Chair advised that pursuant to rule 142(2), the following documents were committed to the committee:

Government of Saskatchewan: 2024–25 public accounts volume 2, general revenue fund details

(Sessional paper no. 29)

Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan: Business and financial plan for the year ended March 31, 2027

(Sessional paper no. 108)

Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan: 2025 report volume 2

(Sessional paper no. 120)

4. It was moved by Aleana Young:

That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, pursuant to subsection 16(1) of The Provincial Auditor Act, requests that the Provincial Auditor perform a special assignment investigation to examine the state of SaskPower’s finances, including, but not limited to the $813 million in borrowing included in the supplementary estimates.

The question being put, it was defeated on the following recorded division:

Yeas — 2

Gordon, Young

Nays — 4

Beaudry, Chan, Crassweller, Wilson

5. The committee considered the Provincial Auditor’s annual report for the year ended March 31, 2025.

The Provincial Auditor and the following official appeared before the committee and answered questions:

Witnesses

Tara Clemett, Provincial Auditor

Angèle Borys, Deputy Provincial Auditor and Chief Operating Officer

6. The committee concluded consideration of the Provincial Auditor’s annual report for the year ended March 31, 2025.

7. The committee considered the Provincial Auditor’s business and financial plan for the year ended March 31, 2027.

The Provincial Auditor and the following official appeared before the committee and answered questions:

Witnesses

Tara Clemett, Provincial Auditor

Angèle Borys, Deputy Provincial Auditor and Chief Operating Officer

8. It was moved by Sean Wilson:

That the 2026–27 estimates of the Office of the Provincial Auditor, vote 28, Provincial Auditor (PA01) be approved, as submitted, in the amount of $10,293,000.

The question being put, it was agreed to.

9. It was moved by Sean Wilson:

That the 2026–27 estimates of the Office of the Provincial Auditor, vote 28, unforeseen expenses (PA02) be approved, as submitted, in the amount of $728,000.

The question being put, it was agreed to.

10. It was moved by Sean Wilson:

That the 2026–27 estimates of the Office of the Provincial Auditor, as approved, be forwarded to the Speaker, as Chair of the Board of Internal Economy, pursuant to section 10.1(4) of The Provincial Auditor Act.

The question being put, it was agreed to.

11. The committee concluded consideration of the Provincial Auditor’s business and financial plan for the year ended March 31, 2027.

12. It was moved by Brad Crassweller:

That this committee do now adjourn.

The question being put, it was agreed to.

13. The committee adjourned at 1:49 p.m. to the call of the Chair.

Trent Wotherspoon, Chair

Miranda Gudereit, Committee Clerk

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