Hansard Speaker Index - 28th Legislature • R

Rancourt, Ms. Nicole (NDP, Prince Albert Northcote)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]

Speakers, 154–157

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 2]

Speakers, 2671–2673

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 3]

Speakers, 4543–4545

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 4]

Speakers, 6237–6239

Administration of Estates Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 187)

Second reading, 6443

Adoption

Children with complex needs, government support for adoptive families, 1423

Adoption Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 16)

Second reading, 1381–1383
Committee discussion, U338–346

Advocate for Children and Youth

Estimates

(2017-18), main, H23–26
(2019-20), main, H43–47

Agricultural Implements Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 101)

Second reading, 3395–3396

Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 201)

Second reading, 6762–6763

Animal Health Act (No. 140)

Second reading, 5418–5419

Animal Protection Act, 2017 (No. 110)

Second reading, 3632–3634

Animals

Cruelty, National Cupcake Day (February 27, 2017), fundraiser, Prince Albert, member's statement, 2216

Anniversaries

70th wedding anniversary, Bill and Evelyn Marshall, member's statement, 6626

Apiaries Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 179)

Second reading, 6305–6306

Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Act, 2018 (No. 136)

Second reading, 4713–4714

Art and artists

Aboriginal Arts Festival, Riverside Community School, Prince Albert

(2016), member's statement, 507
(2018), member's statement, 4435–4436

Aboriginal youth, Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival (April 16-19, 2018), 27th annual, member's statement, 4380
Prince Albert Arts Hall of Fame, inductees, member's statement, 6291

Asbestos

Asbestos Awareness Week (April 1-7)

(2018), member's statement, 3737–3738

Autobody repair

Rural shops, concerns about new equipment requirements, 5696, 5710, 5751–5752

Automobile Accident Insurance (Benefits) Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 32)

Second reading, 995–997

Automobile Accident Insurance Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 88)

Second reading, 3116–3118

Automobile Accident Insurance Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 197)

Second reading, 6910
Committee discussion, C1016–1017

Bridges

Prince Albert, second bridge, 189, 2776, 3574–3575, 6250

Begin construction, federal and provincial funding, petition, 1390, 1470, 1514–1515, 2742, 2771–2772, 2790, 2919, 2949–2950, 2981, 3030, 3092, 3148, 3180, 3209, 3234, 3266, 3297, 3323, 3358–3359, 3590–3591, 3736, 3942–3943, 3966, 4089, 6246, 6985
Funding model, 476–477
Government commitment, 944

Budget, June 1, 2016

Speakers, 373–375

Budget, March 22, 2017

Speakers, 1959–1963

Budget, April 10, 2018

Speakers, 3788–3790

Budget, March 20, 2019

Speakers, 5575–5579

Buffalo Narrows Community Correctional Centre, closure

Reopen, petition, 2597

Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 152)

Second reading, 5285–5286

Canada, sesquicentennial events

Mosaic mural art project, Prince Albert, member's statement, 2438

Canadian Revival Training Centre Act, 2018 (No. 903)

Petition, 4560
Second reading, 4969–4970

Cancer

Fundraising

Relay for Life in Prince Albert (June 3, 2016), member's statement, 293

Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Act (No. 121)

Second reading, 4016–4019

Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Consequential Amendments Act, 2018 (No. 122)

Second reading, 4019

Chambers of commerce

Prince Albert and District, Samuel McLeod Business Awards

Legacy Award 2020, recipient Janine Favreau, member's statement, 6860

Child and Family Services Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 33)

Second reading, 1375–1376
Committee discussion, U347–351

Child welfare

Legislation, review and update, 1726

Implementation delays, 4658, 4934–4935

Child welfare, children in care, 2297

Hotels, use of, 454, 860, 1125
Increase, 358, 421

Child welfare, First Nations children in care

First Nations child and family services agencies

Agreement between government and Saskatoon Tribal Council, ministerial statement (Merriman) , 5376–5377

Overrepresentation, government actions and involvement of indigenous leaders, 5857–5858
Reduction strategy, 613

Children

Dietary needs, nutrition and access, 5224

Communities

Prince Albert

Citizen of the Year 2017, Sheryl Kimbley, recognition, member's statement, 2037
Citizen of the Year 2019, Janet Carriere, member's statement, 6767
Citizens of the Year, Derek Smith and Felix Casavant, recognition, member's statement, 5189
Downtown street fair (June 18, 2016), member's statement, 634–635

Community-based organizations

Funding, 2429
Funding stability and need for multi-year investment, 6631
Funding, multi-year, to ensure stability, petition, 6626

Construction industry

Saskatchewan Construction Week

(April 8-12, 2019), member's statement, 5747–5748

Coroners Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 189)

Second reading, 6730–6732

Corporate income tax

Small business

Income threshold, increase to encourage growth, commendation, moved (Olauson), 3225–3226

Correctional centres

Prince Albert Correctional Centre

Employment numbers, 455

COVID-19 pandemic, government response

Mortgage and rent deferrals, personal and commercial, government supports, 7014–7015

Crime, prevention and intervention

Government strategy, 3098–3099

Crown Corporations Public Ownership Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 1)

Second reading, 1192–1194

Culture and multiculturalism

Ukrainian Harvest Festival, Prince Albert (November 12, 2016), and 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian immigration, member's statement, 1391
Week of Saskatchewan Ukrainians, flag-raising in Prince Albert (September 26, 2016) and 125th Anniversary of Ukrainian immigration, member's statement, 854

Data Matching Agreements Act (No. 87)

Second reading, 3195–3196

Domestic violence

And interpersonal violence, reduction, government failure to address issues and implement a plan, condemnation, moved (Sarauer)

Questions and comments, 590

Donation of organs, tissues, etc.

Organ donation committee

Health Ministry presentation and recommendations to improve organ donation rates in Saskatchewan, U6–8

Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Public hearings

Presenter

Canadian Blood Services: Kimberly Young, Peter Nickerson, U243
Fenton, Mark, U262
Hofmann, Fred, U229
L'Oste Brown, Charlotte, U210
Lung Association of Saskatchewan: Jill Hubick, Nicole Nelson, Charlotte L'Oste Brown, U258
Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner: Ron Kruzeniski, Diane Aldridge, U214
Saskatchewan Transplant Program: Erin Schimpf, Gavin Beck, Rahul Mainra, Mike Moser, U234–235

Drug and alcohol abuse

Sober House Project, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Wesmor Public High School, Prince Albert, member's statement, 4560–4561

Economy Ministry

Estimates

(2016-17), main, E141–144

Education Ministry

Regional intersectoral committees

Prince Albert committee, farewell tea (June 22, 2016), member's statement, 661

Electronic Information and Documents Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 5)

Second reading, 1170–1171

Employment insurance

Parental leave, extension by federal government, need for updates to provincial legislation, 4439

Enforcement of Canadian Judgments Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 9)

Second reading, 1016–1017

Environment Ministry

Estimates

(2017-18), main, E210–213
(2017-18, November), supplementary, E409–412

Environmental Management and Protection (Environmental Handling Charges) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 124)

Second reading, 4170–4171

Environmental Management and Protection Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 83)

Second reading, 4107–4108

Expropriation Procedure Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 190)

Second reading, 6565

Extension of Compassionate Care Act, 2016 (No. 28)

Second reading, 837–838

Film and Video Classification Act, 2016 (No. 19)

Second reading, 927–928

Financial Planners and Financial Advisors Act (No. 203)

Second reading, 6873–6874

First Nations University of Canada

40th Anniversary celebrations (September 2016), member's statement, 905
Prince Albert campus, affordable hot lunch program, member's statement, 3093

Fisheries (Saskatchewan) Act, 2019 (No. 183)

Second reading, 6536–6537

Fisheries (Saskatchewan) Consequential Amendments Act, 2019 (No. 184)

Second reading, 6537

Foreign Worker Recruitment and Immigration Services Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 139)

Second reading, 5687

Forest Resources Management Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 10)

Second reading, 1154–1155

Forestry Professions Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 11)

Second reading, 1156

Forests and forestry

Reforestation

Contracts, out-of-province, 168

Foster home care

Foster Family Week

(October 15-21, 2017) [as Foster Parent Appreciation Week], member's statement, 2773
(October 16-22, 2016) [as Foster Parent Appreciation Week], member's statement, 769

Foster parents

Background and safety check policies, 6997
Decreasing numbers, 512

Francophones

Tintamarre, Acadian celebration, Prince Albert, member's statement, 5615

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 30)

Second reading, 839–840

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 1273
Government Relations Ministry

Duty to consult framework, 3456
Estimates

(2016-17), main, N67–76
(2016-17, November), supplementary, N89–93
(2017-18), main, N149–151, N156–179
(2018-19), main, N375–376, N382–403

Halloween

(2017), member's statement, 2679

Health care

Rural and remote, access improvements through government and health region actions, support, moved (Steele), 948–949

Questions and comments, 955

Heritage Property Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 90)

Second reading, 3201–3202

Highways and roads

Government investments to reverse neglect by previous NDP government, recognition, moved (Fiaz), 4856–4857

Questions and comments, 4859

Hockey

Western Hockey League

Prince Albert Raiders, 2019 champions and qualification for Memorial Cup tournament, member's statement, 6023
Prince Albert Raiders, eastern conference champions, member's statement, 5855

Homeless persons

Coldest Night of the Year walk

Prince Albert (February 25, 2017), member's statement, 1615–1616

Homeward Bound program, Prince Albert YWCA, need for government supports, member's statement, 6400

Homeless shelters

Lighthouse Supported Living

Funding, 799, 859–860, 1477
Saskatoon, funding, 1095, 1463

Honours and awards

Saskatchewan Order of Merit

(2016), Isabelle Impey, recipient, member's statement, 131–132

Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal

(2015), Jeannette Eddolls, recipient, member's statement, 217
(2018), Teena Polle and Myrna Nagy, recipients, member's statement, 5801

Hospital and health foundations

Victoria Hospital Foundation

Doctor's Gala, member's statement, 5891
Donor recognition, Dr. Lalita Malhotra, member's statement, 5158

Hospitals

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert

Funding and recognition as a tertiary centre, 1239–1240

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, renewal, 4214, 6250

Angela's Corner, rest and reading space for children in mental health unit, member's statement, 6548

Housing

Co-operative housing

Contract expiry and continuation of rental assistance, 6688–6689
Rental assistance, maintain, petition, 6683

Rental units

COVID-19 pandemic, rent deferrals and eviction moratorium

Support for tenants and landlords, 7047–7048

Housing, social

Rental housing supplements, elimination

Restore, petition, 4622, 4652–4653, 4698, 4844, 4961, 5840, 6879–6880

Human Services Committee

Elections

Chair [Lawrence], moved (Rancourt), U1

Human trafficking

Walk for Freedom (October 20, 2018), Prince Albert participation, member's statement, 4653

Income Tax (Business Income) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 84)

Second reading, 2935–2936

Interpersonal Violence Disclosure Protocol (Clare's Law) Act (No. 141)

Second reading, 5318–5320

Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 40)

Second reading, 1552–1557, 1800–1804

Interpretation Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 2) (No. 99)

Second reading, 3610–3612

Irrigation Act, 2018 (No. 162)

Second reading, 5412–5413

Jury Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 204)

Second reading, 6703–6704

Justices of the Peace Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 29)

Second reading, 931

Labour force

National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job

(April 28, 2018), member's statement, 4061, 4063
(April 28, 2019), member's statement, 5840–5841

Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Ministry

Estimates

(2018-19), main, U716–730

Land Contracts (Actions) Act, 2017 (No. 103)

Second reading, 3389–3390

Legal Profession (Law Foundation) Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 192)

Second reading, 6541–6542

Legislative Assembly (Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 133)

Second reading, 5183–5185

Legislative Assembly members

Maiden speeches, 154–157
Remuneration reduction

Implications for public service employees, 1591

Literacy

LaVera Schiele, recipient of Council of the Federation of Literacy award, 2019, and 30 years of Prince Albert Literacy Network, recognition, member's statement, 6357
Saskatchewan Outstanding Literacy Program award (2016), Prince Albert literacy network program, member's statement, 43

Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 195)

Second reading, 6696

Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 31)

Second reading, 1109–1110

Local Government Election Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 134)

Second reading, 4908–4909

Local Government Election Consequential Amendments Act, 2018 (No. 135)

Second reading, 4910

Long-term care facilities

Pineview Terrace, Prince Albert, donation from Royal Canadian Legion, member's statement, 5930

Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 132)

Second reading, 4706–4708

Marriage Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 175)

Second reading, 6459–6460

Members' Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 196)

Second reading, 6675

Mental health

And addictions

Supports, Assembly take action to further supports across the province but particularly in the north where rates of suicide are alarming and services are limited, moved (Vermette), 4271–4272

Questions and comments, 4277–4278

Mental health services

Children and youth

Access to services and suicide reduction efforts, 5896

Mineral Taxation (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 181)

Second reading, 6369–6371

Minimum wage

$15 per hour, increase to, petition, 6766

Ministerial statements [Session 3]

Child welfare, First Nations children in care

First Nations child and family services agencies, agreement between government and Saskatoon Tribal Council (Merriman), 5376–5377

Miscellaneous Municipal Statutes Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 194)

Second reading, 6821–6823

Miscellaneous Statutes (Crown Corporations' Fiscal Year End Standardization) Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 2)

Second reading, 912–913

Miscellaneous Statutes (Electronic Register) Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 177)

Second reading, 6487–6488

Miscellaneous Statutes (Family Dispute Resolution) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 98)

Second reading, 3386–3388

Miscellaneous Statutes (Government Relations - Enforcement Measures) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 138)

Second reading, 5416–5417

Miscellaneous Statutes (Government Relations - Transfer of Gas, Electrical, and Plumbing Functions) Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 180)

Second reading, 6386–6387

Miscellaneous Statutes (SaskPower and SaskEnergy) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 64)

Second reading, 2245–2248
Committee discussion, N271–272, N274–276, N282–284

Miscellaneous Statutes (Superannuation Plans) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 77)

Second reading, 3141–3142

Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal and Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 95)

Second reading, 3605–3606

Miscellaneous Vehicle and Driving Statutes (Cannabis Legislation) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 112)

Second reading, 3636–3637

Missing persons

Vigil (May 2, 2018), Prince Albert Search and Rescue, member's statement, 4286–4287
Women and girls, indigenous, missing and murdered

Sisters in Spirit Vigil, Prince Albert (October 4, 2017), member's statement, 2920

Missing Persons and Presumption of Death Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 106)

Second reading, 3617–3618

Mobile crisis services

Prince Albert unit

Funding cuts, 15
Increase funding and restore 24-hour service, petition, 1538, 1563, 1585, 1614–1615, 1641, 1720, 1745, 1806–1807, 1831, 1854, 1878, 1942, 2003, 2035–2036, 2093, 2128, 2156–2157, 2183, 2214, 2234, 2291, 2308–2309, 2324, 2351–2352, 2363–2364, 2380, 2399, 2422, 2436–2437, 2450, 2523, 2890, 3769, 3858, 5855

Municipal Employees' Pension Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 78)

Second reading, 3143

Municipal Financing Corporation Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 80)

Second reading, 2942–2943

Municipal Tax Sharing (Potash) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 111)

Second reading, 4225–4226
Committee discussion, N431–438

Municipalities

Infrastructure

Costs, removal of provincial sales tax exemption, impact on construction services, 4439

Local representatives

Mayor and councillors, Prince Albert, swearing in ceremony (October 31, 2016), member's statement, 1024

Saskatchewan Municipal Award, City of Prince Albert, recipient, member's statement, 1145

Municipalities, funding, 2777, 2859–2860, 2986, 3376

Deep and unexpected cuts and elimination of grants-in-lieu, condemnation of government, moved (Rancourt), 2332–2334

Questions and comments, 2342–2344

Freeze on revenue sharing and cuts to grants-in-lieu, hometowns deserve better, moved (Sarauer), 3461–3462

Questions and comments, 3466

Government support, Prince Albert, 3422–3423
Grants-in-lieu, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, discontinuation, 1884, 2163–2164, 2358–2359, 2370–2371, 2456

And use of municipal reserve funds or tax increases, 2220

Infrastructure and services, 2132–2133
Reduction and consultation, 2008, 2239, 2282
Revenue sharing

And grants-in-lieu, 2041, 3743–3744
And increased costs, 3923

Review, 1273–1274

Nuclear energy

Small modular reactors, development, support for, moved (Olauson), 6891–6892

Questions and comments, 6895–6896

Occupational health and safety

North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 6-12, 2018), member's statement, 4236

Oil and Gas Conservation Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 147)

Second reading, 4942–4943

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

National abandoned well completion program, call on federal government to immediately implement, support, moved (Steele), 1283–1284

Questions and comments, 1285

Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (No. 199)

Second reading, 6738–6739

Palliative care

Rose Garden Hospice, Prince Albert

Donor recognition, Malcolm Jenkins, and Prince Albert Spark Theatre fundraiser, member's statement, 5817

Parks

Urban

Funding

Elimination for 5 urban parks, 296

Parks Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 76)

Second reading, 3138–3141

Patient Choice Medical Imaging Act (No. 26)

Second reading, 1104–1106

People with disabilities

Transportation service, intermunicipal

Restore, petition, 5878

Personal Property Security Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 151)

Second reading, 5173–5174

Pipelines

Energy East, Northern Gateway, and Trans Mountain, support for construction, and condemnation of federal leaders who oppose energy projects, moved (Bonk), 6408–6409

Questions and comments, 6415

Pipelines Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 148)

Second reading, 5279–5280

Planning and Development Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 113)

Second reading, 4226–4227
Committee discussion, N440–445

Police (Regional Policing) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 149)

Second reading, 4922–4923

Police services

Prince Albert Police Service, 130th Anniversary barbeque (September 15, 2016), member's statement, 794–795

Post-secondary education

Federation of University Women, 100th anniversary, and Prince Albert chapter centennial scholarship, member's statement, 6269

Poverty

Reduction strategy

And supports for the vulnerable, 1332

Powwows

Northern Lights Casino Thanksgiving Powwow (October 8-9, 2016), Prince Albert, member's statement, 1091

Property tax

And education property tax, revaluation and increase, 2627–2628
Permanent residences within provincial parks, taxation of and service provision to, 3304
Revaluation and increase, 1519–1520

Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 15)

Second reading, 1177–1178

Provincial Emblems and Honours Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 107)

Second reading, 3669–3670

Provincial Health Authority Act (No. 53)

Committee discussion, U529–530

Provincial Lands Act, 2016 (No. 34)

Second reading, 1318–1320

Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 128)

Second reading, 4101–4102

Public Employees Pension Plan Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 79)

Second reading, 2940–2942

Public Guardian and Trustee Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 188)

Second reading, 6491

Public Health (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 12)

Second reading, 758–759

Public welfare

Income assistance programs

Cuts to social programs and shift towards Transitional employment allowance program, 264–265
Diet, 3,000-calorie, changes, 2925
Funding, 3214–3215
Saskatchewan income support program

Rent guarantees and recipient autonomy, 6161, 6476, 6632

Queen's Bench Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 4)

Second reading, 871–872

Question period [Session 1]

Adoption

Children with complex needs, government support for adoptive families, 1423

Bridges

Prince Albert, second bridge, 189

Funding model, 476–477
Government commitment, 944

Child welfare

Legislation, review and update, 1726

Child welfare, children in care, 2297

Hotels, use of, 454, 860, 1125
Increase, 358, 421

Child welfare, First Nations children in care

Reduction strategy, 613

Community-based organizations

Funding, 2429

Correctional centres

Prince Albert Correctional Centre

Employment numbers, 455

Forests and forestry

Reforestation

Contracts, out-of-province, 168

Foster home care

Foster parents

Decreasing numbers, 512

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 1273
Homeless shelters

Lighthouse Supported Living

Funding, 799, 859–860, 1477
Saskatoon, funding, 1095, 1463

Hospitals

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert

Funding and recognition as a tertiary centre, 1239–1240

Legislative Assembly members

Remuneration reduction

Implications for public service employees, 1591

Mobile crisis services

Prince Albert unit

Funding cuts, 15

Municipalities, funding

Grants-in-lieu, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, discontinuation, 1884, 2163–2164, 2358–2359, 2370–2371, 2456

And use of municipal reserve funds or tax increases, 2220

Infrastructure and services, 2132–2133
Reduction and consultation, 2008, 2239, 2282
Revenue sharing

And grants-in-lieu, 2041

Review, 1273–1274

Parks

Urban

Funding

Elimination for 5 urban parks, 296

Poverty

Reduction strategy

And supports for the vulnerable, 1332

Property tax

Revaluation and increase, 1519–1520

Public welfare

Income assistance programs

Cuts to social programs and shift towards Transitional employment allowance program, 264–265

Saskatchewan assured income for disability program

Funding, 742

School boards and divisions

Trustees

Transformational change, implications for, 944

Social Services Ministry

Child and family services

Funding cuts, 638–639
Linkin program, electronic case management system

Incomplete information on care providers, 358

Social workers

Northern Saskatchewan

Recruitment and retention, impact of wage decrease, 1621, 1647–1648

Teacher education

Northern teacher education program and Northern Professional Access College

Local control, 1590

Question period [Session 2]

Bridges

Prince Albert, second bridge, 2776, 3574–3575

Crime, prevention and intervention

Government strategy, 3098–3099

Employment insurance

Parental leave, extension by federal government, need for updates to provincial legislation, 4439

Government Relations Ministry

Duty to consult framework, 3456

Hospitals

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, renewal, 4214

Municipalities

Infrastructure

Costs, removal of provincial sales tax exemption, impact on construction services, 4439

Municipalities, funding, 2777, 2859–2860, 2986, 3376

Government support, Prince Albert, 3422–3423
Revenue sharing

And grants-in-lieu, 3743–3744
And increased costs, 3923

Property tax

And education property tax, revaluation and increase, 2627–2628
Permanent residences within provincial parks, taxation of and service provision to, 3304

Public welfare

Income assistance programs

Diet, 3,000-calorie, changes, 2925
Funding, 3214–3215

Refuse and refuse disposal

Scrap tire disposal program, elimination, 3037

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association

Advocacy days, annual lobby, government cancellation of meetings, 3304

Wildfire management

Funding

And training and resources for northern First Nations communities, 4264

Workers' compensation

Taxi drivers, coverage, 3949, 3972–3973

Question period [Session 3]

Autobody repair

Rural shops, concerns about new equipment requirements, 5696, 5710, 5751–5752

Child welfare

Legislation, review and update

Implementation delays, 4658, 4934–4935

Child welfare, First Nations children in care

Overrepresentation, government actions and involvement of indigenous leaders, 5857–5858

Children

Dietary needs, nutrition and access, 5224

Mental health services

Children and youth

Access to services and suicide reduction efforts, 5896

Question period [Session 4]

Bridges

Prince Albert, second bridge, 6250

Community-based organizations

Funding stability and need for multi-year investment, 6631

COVID-19 pandemic, government response

Mortgage and rent deferrals, personal and commercial, government supports, 7014–7015

Foster home care

Foster parents

Background and safety check policies, 6997

Hospitals

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, renewal, 6250

Housing

Co-operative housing

Contract expiry and continuation of rental assistance, 6688–6689

Rental units

COVID-19 pandemic, rent deferrals and eviction moratorium

Support for tenants and landlords, 7047–7048

Public welfare

Income assistance programs

Saskatchewan income support program

Rent guarantees and recipient autonomy, 6161, 6476, 6632

Reclaimed Industrial Sites Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 85)

Second reading, 3274–3275

Refuse and refuse disposal

Scrap tire disposal program, elimination, 3037

Residential Services Act, 2018 (No. 145)

Second reading, 5227–5228, 5278
Committee discussion, U964–967

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 115)

Second reading, 3640–3642

Saskatchewan Advantage Grant for Education Savings (SAGES) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 94)

Second reading, 3521–3522

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

Annual convention (March 2017), member's statement, 1723

Saskatchewan assured income for disability program

Funding, 742
Funding, restore, petition, 734–735, 767, 793–794, 853, 904, 938, 964, 1022, 1089, 1118–1119, 1144, 1203–1204, 1233, 1267, 1293

Saskatchewan Employment (Extended Parental Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 610)

First reading, 4442

Saskatchewan Government Insurance

Annual report (2017-18), C779–786
Annual report (2018-19), C904–913

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation

Government-owned houses

Sale, stop, and ensure access to affordable housing for seniors, petition, 2622

Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2017 (No. 104)

Second reading, 3614–3615

Saskatchewan Human Rights Consequential Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 105)

Second reading, 3500–3501

Saskatchewan Party

Critique, promises to Prince Albert, member's statement, 6880

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Government financial mismanagement for which Saskatchewan people are being forced to pay, condemnation, moved (Sproule), 1402–1403

Questions and comments, 1407–1408

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association

Advocacy days, annual lobby, government cancellation of meetings, 3304

SaskEnergy (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 137)

Second reading, 5321

SaskEnergy Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 82)

Second reading, 2946–2947, 4220–4221
Committee discussion, C601–604

SaskEnergy Inc.

Annual report (2016-17), C621–626
Estimates

(2018-19), statutory, lending and investing activities, C500–510

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.47, C620

Scholarships and bursaries

Prince Albert Grand Council Women's Commission, Post-Secondary Scholarship Banquet, 18th annual (2018), and recognition of recipients, member's statement, 4782

School boards and divisions

Premier's Board of Education Award for Innovation and Excellence

2019 recipients, member's statement, 6472

Trustees

Transformational change, implications for, 944

School Choice Protection Act (No. 89)

Second reading, 3172–3174

Seizure of Criminal Property Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 150)

Second reading, 5310–5311

Seniors

Reverse budget decisions that affect seniors adversely, petition, 2275
Seniors Gala Luncheon and 70-Plus and Still Going Strong Award presentation, Prince Albert Seniors Advocacy Centre

(2018), member's statement, 3687–3688
(2019), member's statement, 5526

Service clubs

Lions Club of Prince Albert, 70th anniversary, member's statement, 2792
Lions Club of St. Louis, 50th anniversary (April 7, 2018), member's statement, 3770

Sexual assault

Sexual Assault Awareness Week

(May 13-17, 2019), member's statement, 6005

Sexual orientation

Pride month and pride week

Pride week in Prince Albert (May 29-June 4, 2016), member's statement, 353

Small Claims Act, 2016 (No. 35)

Second reading, 1003–1005

Small Claims Consequential Amendments Act, 2016 (No. 36)

Second reading, 1005

Snowmobile Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 91)

Second reading, 3123–3124

Social Services Ministry

Child and family services

Funding cuts, 638–639
Linkin program, electronic case management system

Incomplete information on care providers, 358

Estimates

(2016-17), main, U112–119, U127–130, U142–163
(2016-17, November), supplementary, U366–373
(2017-18), main, U445–450, U459, U462–463, U465–471
(2017-18), supplementary, U599–602
(2018-19, November), supplementary, U790–792, U798–800
(2019-20), main, U933–960
(2020-21), main, U1023–1044

Social workers

Northern Saskatchewan

Recruitment and retention, impact of wage decrease, 1621, 1647–1648

Social Work Week in Saskatchewan

(March 19-25, 2017), member's statement, 1746–1747
(March 18-24, 2018), member's statement, 3472–3473
(March 24-30, 2019), member's statement, 5465

Softball

Project Triple Play initiative in Prince Albert, donation by Federated Co-op, member's statement, 684

Sports

Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame

Induction banquet (April 29, 2017), member's statement, 2451
Induction ceremony (April 27, 2019), member's statement, 5866

Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 6)

Second reading, 874

Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 2) (No. 7)

Second reading, 874

Students

Graduation ceremony (October 21, 2018), Jake Diehl, École St. Mary, Prince Albert, member's statement, 4871
Graduation events in Prince Albert high schools, member's statement, 719
St. Mary's High School, Prince Albert, Model United Nations assembly, Matthew Buglass and Lucas Mitchell, winners, member's statement, 1943

Suicides

Children, Northern Saskatchewan

Member's statement, 965

Prevention strategy, develop and implement, moved (Chartier), 4976–4977

Questions and comments, 4978–4980

Prevention, develop and implement comprehensive strategy, petition, 6499, 6524, 6706–6707
Prevention, Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations' strategy, funding and support, petition, 6356

Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 8)

Second reading, 915–917

Teacher education

Northern teacher education program and Northern Professional Access College

Local control, 1590

Telecommunications

High-speed internet, access for La Ronge, Air Ronge, and Lac La Ronge

Petition, 7043

Theatre

Prince Albert Community Players, 60th anniversary celebration and recognition of long-time membership, member's statement, 6247–6248

Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 37)

Second reading, 848–849

Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 198)

Committee discussion, C1018–1027

Trespass to Property Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 160)

Second reading, 5339–5341

Tributes

Hussain, Dr. Mohammad, Prince Albert psychiatrist, member's statement, 6218–6219
Siddons, Chris, veteran and mental health activist, member's statement, 5298

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Calls upon provincial government to fulfill calls to action, moved (Belanger), 1286–1288

Vehicles for Hire Act (No. 114)

Second reading, 3678–3680

Wakamow Valley Authority Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 25)

Second reading, 565–566

Water Security Agency Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 44)

Second reading, 1755–1758

Wildfire management

Funding

And training and resources for northern First Nations communities, 4264

Women

Prince Albert Council of Women Hall of Fame

(2019) Shelley Storey, inductee (March 10, 2019) and Irma Brunsdon, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, member's statement, 5398

Women in Leadership luncheon (November 5, 2018), Prince Albert Council of Women, member's statement, 4844

Workers' compensation

Taxi drivers, coverage, 3949, 3972–3973

Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 165)

Second reading, 5197–5198

Youth Justice Administration Act, 2018 (No. 158)

Second reading, 5683–5684

Reiter, Mr. Jim (Sask Party, Rosetown-Elrose). s.1: Minister of Government Relations. s.1,2,3,4: Minister of Health.

Abortion

Members' positions on, and access to, 5780–5781, 5803–5806, 5832–5833

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 2]

Speakers, 2663–2665

Ambulance service

Fees and response times, 4876–4877

Autism

Individualized funding, 2099, 3657–3658
Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3542, 5675–5676

Budget, June 1, 2016

Speakers, 342–347

Budget, April 10, 2018

Speakers, 3784–3788

Budget, March 20, 2019

Speakers, 5571–5573

Budget, 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic, budget measures, 6944

Cabinet ministers

Legislative secretaries, work product and compensation, 4348

Cancer Agency Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 13)

Committee discussion, U300–301, U305–308
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1438
Amendments, first and second readings, 1439
Third reading, 1439

Community-based organizations

Health Ministry, funding reduction, 2255, 2368–2369
Health Ministry, mental health and addictions service providers, funding, 5882–5883

Condolences

Bailey, Roy, moved (Moe), 5377–5378

COVID-19 pandemic, government response

Health and economic impacts, preparations

Appointment of bipartisan committee, 6882–6883

Deaf persons

Children

Provision of hearing services, 2565–2566

Hearing Aid Plan

Audiologists, publicly-funded, 2191
Children, coverage, new technologies, 4478–4479
Elimination, and continued coverage of cochlear implants and bone-anchored devices, 2099
Reduced funding and audiology services, 2239–2240
Reduced funding and private provider availability, 2068–2069

Diabetes

Medical supplies, coverage of, 6529

Diagnostic imaging

Two-for-one private-pay model

Canada Health Transfer, implications for, 1505–1506, 6748

Donation of organs, tissues, etc.

Donation teams

Donation physicians

Creation of one half-time job share, 4008

Drug and alcohol abuse

Addictions services

And in-patient treatment, access and wait times, 4760, 5152
Access, lack of

Impact on crime, 4507

Staff and treatment spaces, 6503–6504

Crystal meth, increased usage

Government action, 5935, 5947–5948
Impact on emergency rooms and increased crime, 6336

Opiate-substitution program physicians, licences revoked, 5894–5895
Opiates, crisis, government action, 4382–4383
Opioids and crystal meth

Services and supports, 4965–4966

Overdoses, increase, government action, 6886
Safe consumption site, Saskatoon, and funding for addictions programs, 6978
Treatment centres, in-patient

Estevan, St. Joseph's Hospital

Lack of tender, 6953, 6963–6964

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Medical abortions, universal coverage, 5532, 5697–5698

Impact on availability, 5859–5860

Pharmacare

And prescription costs under Saskatchewan drug plan, 4127–4128, 4659, 4727
Federal government interim report, 5223
Support for, 5330–5331

eHealth Saskatchewan

Board members

Chief executive officer, employment record, 5919–5920

Contracts, conflict of interest and value-for-money review, 4874–4875, 4904–4905, 5117–5118, 5134
Information technology, electronic health records systems

Security of systems and devices, 6996–6997

Mandate, new, and Dumelie report, 6029
Procurement

Vendor-sponsored travel, Auditor's upcoming report, 5223–5224

Employment

First Nations and Métis

Employment opportunities and mental health services, lack of, 186

Government

Infrastructure maintenance plan, 7005

Government Relations Ministry

Estimates

(2016-17), main, N55–59, N61–70, N72–76

Health

COVID-19 pandemic

Government pandemic plan and communications, 6843–6844, 6863

Health care

Access and capacity, 800
COVID-19 pandemic

Impact on surgical and diagnostic wait times, 6990–6991

Personal protective equipment

Supply management and lean management initiative, 7046–7047

Procurement, infrastructure, equipment and services, support for local bidders, 6749
Wait times

Lab services and diagnoses, 4213

Health care, funding, 774, 1464, 2428

COVID-19 pandemic

Impact on health budget, contingency planning and fund, 6944, 7038

Staffing, facility capacity, and emergency room waits, 6579, 6606–6607

Health facilities

And long-term care homes, staffing and recruitment, 6475–6476
Infrastructure

Maintenance needs and capital investment, 6429–6430, 6449

Laundry services

Hazardous objects in linens, 1029–1030, 4677–4678

Maintenance and infrastructure funding, 1333
Wait times, emergency rooms and in-patient mental health treatment, 5050

Health Ministry

Collective bargaining, joint job evaluations, 1396
Estimates

(2017-18), main, U473–479, U483–485, U487–490, U491–492, U495–496, U498–499, U501–502, U505–507, U509–510, U511–520, U523–525, U527–528
(2017-18, November), supplementary, U585–586, U592
(2018-19), main, U683–684, U688–692, U694–700, U745–746, U749–752, U756–761, U763, U765–769, U771–780
(2019-20), main, U885, U887, U889, U891–894, U898, U900–906, U913, U915, U917–918, U921–923, U925–926, U930
(2020-21), main, U977–988, U992–994, U998–1000, U1010–1020

HIV infections

Medication, universal access, and reduction in rates, 1569
Provincial rates

Highest in Canada and government plan, 3215

Testing and treatment, 3270–3271

Hockey

Kendall McFaull, University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey, team captain and recipient of Randy Gregg Award for student athlete community service, member's statement, 3654
National Hockey League

Alumni game fundraiser, Beechy, member's statement, 6719–6720

Homeless shelters

Lighthouse Supported Living

Saskatoon, funding, 1095

Hospitals

Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan

Recruitment

Physicians and specialists, 3921

New facilities, design considerations, 4159
St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon

Water quality, 6359

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, renewal, 4214, 6250

Hospitals, emergency rooms

Rural closures due to COVID-19 pandemic and pre-existing staffing pressures, 7013
Wait times

And cuts to front-line care, 1591–1592
And patient flow initiatives, 6099–6100, 6220–6221, 6294, 6318, 6333–6334, 6382–6383, 6723
Government targets and initiatives, 2443–2444, 4452, 6026, 6077
Public review, 6161–6162

And public review of critical incident, 6449–6450

Legislative Assembly members

Apologies

Early release of news release regarding vaping legislation, 6324

Long-term care facilities

Care standards, independent investigation and government oversight, 6932

And support for staff, 6944–6945

Chief executive officers tours, reports, release to public, 1477–1478
Condition of, and protection for staff whistle-blowers, 7019–7020
Condition of, independent investigation and government oversight, 7020
Critical incidents, process improvements, 5375
Fees, increase

And supports for seniors, 2316

Medical personnel

Front-line staff, reinvesting administrative savings, 5153
Shortages, guidelines and impact on patient care, 1095–1096

Preventative maintenance, facility replacement, and commitment to public funding, 4566
Regina Pioneer Village, replacement plan, 7006

Transfer of residents, 4349, 4361

Regina, bed closures, impact on staff and residents, 6551
Staffing, adequacy, and facility oversight, 6978–6979, 6989–6990
Staffing, adequacy, and government investments, 7038–7039
Wait times, condition of facilities, and staffing levels, 4701–4702

Medical personnel

Directive regarding communications, 6448–6449, 6473–6474, 6502–6503
Whistle-blower protections, 6530, 6551–6552

Medical screening

LifeLabs privacy breach, 6996

Mental health

Funding, federal and in-school supports, 3511–3512
Funding, federal and provincial, 3241, 3365, 3774–3775
Government investment, 5429

Mental health facilities

Emergency units

Royal University Hospital, mental health assessment unit, 5300–5301

In-patient treatment, wait times, impact on patient care, 6629–6630

Mental health services

And addiction services

Access and funding, 4625–4626, 5079–5080
Children and youth, 6027–6028, 6050
Psychiatric services, wait times, and physician recruitment efforts, 6360–6361

Access to services and emergency care, 6865–6866
Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 4036
Wait times, 2681, 2861
Wait times and access to services, 5882

Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region

Front-line staff, reduction and effect on service delivery, 1239

Métis

Daniels decision, Supreme Court of Canada (April 14, 2016), government response, 616

Municipalities

Local representatives

Colin Ahrens, Marriott Reeve, retirement, member's statement, 1419

Municipalities, funding

Government support, Prince Albert, 3423

Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (No. 199)

First reading, 6555
Second reading, 6588
Committee discussion, U1096, U1099, U1102–1104
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 7022
Third reading, 7022

Patient Choice Medical Imaging Act (No. 26)

Committee discussion, U309–310, U314, U323–329
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1438
Third reading, 1438

Patients

Discharge from facilities, safety and timeliness

And quality of care, 5402–5404

Physicians

COVID-19 pandemic

Compensation arrangements, expiration, and retention of rural physicians, 7081

Emergency room doctors and medical specialists, Regina staffing, impact on emergency room waits, 6628–6629
Recruitment and retention, 6663, 6687–6688
Specialists

Availability and impact on surgical wait times, 911–912
Wait times, 4242–4243, 5151
Wait times and recruitment efforts, 4759, 4785

Provincial Health Authority Act (No. 53)

First reading, 1949
Second reading, 2074–2075
Committee discussion, U529–531, U533–541, U544–545
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2407
Third reading, 2407

Provincial Health Authority Consequential Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 54)

First reading, 1950
Second reading, 2076
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2408
Third reading, 2408

Public Health (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 12)

Committee discussion, U293, U295–296, U298–299
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1437
Third reading, 1437

Public service

Vendor-sponsored travel and gifts

Employee policies and government review, 4816–4817, 4932

Public-private partnerships

Maintenance responsibilities and condition of facilities, 7005

Question period [Session 1]

Autism

Individualized funding, 2099

Community-based organizations

Health Ministry, funding reduction, 2255, 2368–2369

Deaf persons

Children

Provision of hearing services, 2565–2566

Hearing Aid Plan

Audiologists, publicly-funded, 2191
Elimination, and continued coverage of cochlear implants and bone-anchored devices, 2099
Reduced funding and audiology services, 2239–2240
Reduced funding and private provider availability, 2068–2069

Diagnostic imaging

Two-for-one private-pay model

Canada Health Transfer, implications for, 1505–1506

Employment

First Nations and Métis

Employment opportunities and mental health services, lack of, 186

Health care

Access and capacity, 800

Health care, funding, 774, 1464, 2428
Health facilities

Laundry services

Hazardous objects in linens, 1029–1030

Maintenance and infrastructure funding, 1333

Health Ministry

Collective bargaining, joint job evaluations, 1396

HIV infections

Medication, universal access, and reduction in rates, 1569

Homeless shelters

Lighthouse Supported Living

Saskatoon, funding, 1095

Hospitals, emergency rooms

Wait times

And cuts to front-line care, 1591–1592
Government targets and initiatives, 2443–2444

Long-term care facilities

Chief executive officers tours, reports, release to public, 1477–1478
Fees, increase

And supports for seniors, 2316

Medical personnel

Shortages, guidelines and impact on patient care, 1095–1096

Mental health services

Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region

Front-line staff, reduction and effect on service delivery, 1239

Métis

Daniels decision, Supreme Court of Canada (April 14, 2016), government's response, 616

Physicians

Specialists

Availability and impact on surgical wait times, 911–912

Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region

Violence in workplace, increase, 1648–1649, 1671

Regional health authorities

Single provincial health authority, creation of, 1569

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination

Cancer patients, transportation to specialized medical services, 2009–2010
Sale of assets and loss of services, 1948

Surgical wait times

Pediatric surgeries, 970

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Government implementation, 187

Question period [Session 2]

Autism

Individualized funding, 3657–3658
Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3542

Cabinet ministers

Legislative secretaries, work product and compensation, 4348

Donation of organs, tissues, etc.

Donation teams

Donation physicians

Creation of one half-time job share, 4008

Drug and alcohol abuse

Opiates, crisis, government action, 4382–4383

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Pharmacare

And prescription costs under Saskatchewan drug plan, 4127–4128

Health care

Wait times

Lab services and diagnoses, 4213

HIV infections

Provincial rates

Highest in Canada and government plan, 3215

Testing and treatment, 3270–3271

Hospitals

Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan

Recruitment

Physicians and specialists, 3921

New facilities, design considerations, 4159
Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, renewal, 4214

Hospitals, emergency rooms

Wait times

Government targets and initiatives, 4452

Long-term care facilities

Regina Pioneer Village, replacement plan

Transfer of residents, 4349, 4361

Mental health

Funding, federal and in-school supports, 3511–3512
Funding, federal and provincial, 3241, 3365, 3774–3775

Mental health services

Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 4036
Wait times, 2681, 2861

Municipalities, funding

Government support, Prince Albert, 3423

Physicians

Specialists

Wait times, 4242–4243

Regional health authorities

Single provincial health authority, creation of, 3240–3241

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization

And citizen health information portal development, 4361

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination

Impact on health services, 2747–2748

Question period [Session 3]

Abortion

Members' positions on, and access to, 5780–5781, 5803–5806, 5832–5833

Ambulance service

Fees and response times, 4876–4877

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 5675–5676

Community-based organizations

Health Ministry, mental health and addictions service providers, funding, 5882–5883

Deaf persons

Hearing Aid Plan

Children, coverage, new technologies, 4478–4479

Drug and alcohol abuse

Addictions services

And in-patient treatment, access and wait times, 4760, 5152
Access, lack of

Impact on crime, 4507

Crystal meth, increased usage

Government action, 5935, 5947–5948

Opiate-substitution program physicians, licences revoked, 5894–5895
Opioids and crystal meth

Services and supports, 4965–4966

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Medical abortions, universal coverage, 5532, 5697–5698

Impact on availability, 5859–5860

Pharmacare

And prescription costs under Saskatchewan drug plan, 4659, 4727
Federal government interim report, 5223
Support for, 5330–5331

eHealth Saskatchewan

Board members

Chief executive officer, employment record, 5919–5920

Contracts, conflict of interest and value-for-money review, 4874–4875, 4904–4905, 5117–5118, 5134
Mandate, new, and Dumelie report, 6029
Procurement

Vendor-sponsored travel, Auditor's upcoming report, 5223–5224

Health facilities

Laundry services

Hazardous objects in linens, 4677–4678

Wait times, emergency rooms and in-patient mental health treatment, 5050

Hospitals, emergency rooms

Wait times

Government targets and initiatives, 6026

Long-term care facilities

Critical incidents, process improvements, 5375
Medical personnel

Front-line staff, reinvesting administrative savings, 5153

Preventative maintenance, facility replacement, and commitment to public funding, 4566
Wait times, condition of facilities, and staffing levels, 4701–4702

Mental health

Government investment, 5429

Mental health facilities

Emergency units

Royal University Hospital, mental health assessment unit, 5300–5301

Mental health services

And addictions services

Access and funding, 4625–4626, 5079–5080
Children and youth, 6027–6028, 6050

Children and youth

Wait times and access to services, 5882

Patients

Discharge from facilities, safety and timeliness

And quality of care, 5402–5404

Physicians

Specialists

Wait times, 5151
Wait times and recruitment efforts, 4759, 4785

Public service

Vendor-sponsored travel and gifts

Employee policies and government review, 4816–4817, 4932

Surgical wait times, 5302

Question period [Session 4]

Budget, 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic, budget measures, 6944

COVID-19 pandemic, government response

Health and economic impacts, preparations

Appointment of bipartisan committee, 6882–6883

Diabetes

Medical supplies, coverage of, 6529

Diagnostic imaging

Two-for-one private-pay model

Canada Health Transfer, implications for, 6748

Drug and alcohol abuse

Addictions services

Staff and treatment spaces, 6503–6504

Crystal meth, increased usage

Impact on emergency rooms and increased crime, 6336

Overdoses, increase, government action, 6886
Safe consumption site, Saskatoon, and funding for addictions programs, 6978
Treatment centres, in-patient

Estevan, St. Joseph's Hospital

Lack of tender, 6953, 6963–6964

eHealth Saskatchewan

Information technology, electronic health records systems

Security of systems and devices, 6996–6997

Government

Infrastructure maintenance plan, 7005

Health

COVID-19 pandemic

Government pandemic plan and communications, 6843–6844, 6863

Health care

COVID-19 pandemic

Impact on surgical and diagnostic wait times, 6990–6991

Personal protective equipment

Supply management and lean management initiative, 7046–7047

Procurement, infrastructure, equipment and services, support for local bidders, 6749

Health care, funding

COVID-19 pandemic

Impact on health budget, contingency planning and fund, 6944, 7038

Staffing, facility capacity, and emergency room waits, 6579, 6606–6607

Health facilities

And long-term care homes, staffing and recruitment, 6475–6476
Infrastructure

Maintenance needs and capital investment, 6429–6430, 6449

Hospitals

St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon

Water quality, 6359

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, renewal, 6250

Hospitals, emergency rooms

Rural closures due to COVID-19 pandemic and pre-existing staffing pressures, 7013
Wait times

And patient flow initiatives, 6099–6100, 6220–6221, 6294, 6318, 6333–6334, 6382–6383, 6723
Government targets and initiatives, 6077
Public review, 6161–6162

And public review of critical incident, 6449–6450

Long-term care facilities

Care standards, independent investigation and government oversight, 6932

And support for staff, 6944–6945

Condition of, and protection for staff whistle-blowers, 7019–7020
Condition of, independent investigation and government oversight, 7020
Regina Pioneer Village, replacement plan, 7006
Regina, bed closures, impact on staff and residents, 6551
Staffing, adequacy, and facility oversight, 6978–6979, 6989–6990
Staffing, adequacy, and government investments, 7038–7039

Medical personnel

Directive regarding communications, 6448–6449, 6473–6474, 6502–6503
Whistle-blower protections, 6530, 6551–6552

Medical screening

LifeLabs privacy breach, 6996

Mental health facilities

In-patient treatment, wait times, impact on patient care, 6629–6630

Mental health services

And addictions services

Psychiatric services, wait times, and physician recruitment efforts, 6360–6361

Access to services and emergency care, 6865–6866

Physicians

COVID-19 pandemic

Compensation arrangements, expiration, and retention of rural physicians, 7081

Emergency room doctors and medical specialists, Regina staffing, impact on emergency room waits, 6628–6629
Recruitment and retention, 6663, 6687–6688

Public-private partnerships

Maintenance responsibilities and condition of facilities, 7005

Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford

Structural deficiencies, impact on wait times, 6688

Suicides

Prevention, government initiatives and need for strategy, 6292–6293

Surgery

Funding increase, and system-wide needs, 6250

Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region

Violence in workplace, increase, 1648–1649, 1671

Regional health authorities

Single provincial health authority, creation of, 1569, 3240–3241

Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford

Structural deficiencies, impact on wait times, 6688

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Estimates

(2016-17), statutory, lending and investing activities, C121–126

Privatization

And citizen health information portal development, 4361

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination

Cancer patients, transportation to specialized medical services, 2009–2010
Impact on health services, 2747–2748
Sale of assets and loss of services, 1948

SaskEnergy Inc.

Estimates

(2016-17), statutory, lending and investing activities, C126, C130

Skills training

Dual-certification program, carpentry and welding, Great Plains College, Rosetown campus, member's statement, 3094

Suicides

Prevention, government initiatives and need for strategy, 6292–6293

Surgery

Funding increase, and system-wide needs, 6250

Surgical wait times, 5302

Pediatric surgeries, 970

Tobacco Control Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 182)

First reading, 6297
Second reading, 6320–6321
Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills, 6321
Committee of the Whole on Bills

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Reiter), 6322

Third reading, 6323

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Government implementation, 187

Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 146)

First reading, 4729–4730
Second reading, 4790
Committee of the Whole on Bills

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Reiter), 4791

Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills, 4791
Third reading, 4791

Ross, Ms. Laura (Sask Party, Regina Rochdale)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]

Speakers, 118–120

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 3]

Speakers, 4491–4494

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 4]

Motion for consideration

Seconded, 6083

Speakers, 6083–6085

Administrative professionals

Administrative Professionals Day

(April 26, 2017), member's statement, 2311

Agriculture Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.20, P389–390
(2017) v.2, ch.29, P392

Art and artists

Stories of Immigrant Women, art exhibit opening, member's statement, 5440

Baseball

Major League Baseball, umpire Stu Scheurwater, Regina, recognition, member's statement, 4368

Budget, 2017-18

Hiked taxes, service cuts, inability to deal with provincial finances, and continued mismanagement of the economy, condemnation, moved (Sproule)

Questions and comments, 3704

Budget, April 10, 2018

Speakers, 3778–3779

Budget, March 20, 2019

Speakers, 5546–5547

Bullying

International Day of Pink

(April 11, 2018), member's statement, 3738
(April 10, 2019), member's statement, 5829

Canadian Armed Forces

Support Our Troops Gala (November 5, 2016), member's statement, 1146–1147

Carbon tax

Federal imposition

Stop, petition, 3147, 5888, 6330

Child abuse

Internet exploitation and digital awareness, Beyond the Classroom parenting program, member's statement, 5891

Children

Girls Self-Esteem Workshop

(October 2, 2016), member's statement, 796
(October 22, 2017), member's statement, 2679–2680
(October 21, 2018), member's statement, 4474–4475

Christmas

Rotary Christmas Carol Festival, Regina, (December 3-6, 2018), member's statement, 5129–5130

Climate change

Caused by human activity, recognition, and condemnation of government failure to create green jobs, moved (Pedersen)

Questions and comments, 5908

Community-based organizations

North Central Family Centre, Regina

Founder Sandy Wankel, recipient for Betty Szuchewycz Award, Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, member's statement, 6426

Crown and Central Agencies Committee

Membership

Substitutions, moved (Ross), H57

Culture and multiculturalism

Diwali festival (2016), Regina, member's statement, 965
Holi festival, March 2020, Regina, member's statement, 6839–6840
Sikh Parade Day, Regina

(May 9, 2016), member's statement, 133

Dementia

Patient and caregiver support in rural areas, research project, member's statement, 6526

Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 174)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Ross), N648

Entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurs Week

(May 20-26, 2018), and investment in Indigenous Women Entrepreneurs Program, member's statement, 4345
(May 19-25, 2019), and advisory committee to examine financial barriers, member's statement, 6005

Fiduciaries Access to Digital Information Act (No. 176)

Committee discussion, N650

Girl Guides

Girl Guides of Canada, youth recognition ceremony, Regina (October 27, 2019), recipients, member's statement, 6248

Government Relations Ministry

Estimates

(2018-19, March), supplementary, N643

Group homes

Cheshire Homes Society of Regina, grand opening of new home (May 24, 2016), member's statement, 185

Health care

Government actions regarding hallway medicine, employee communication, and infrastructure decline, condemnation, moved (Chartier), 6515–6516

Questions and comments, 6517

Public system, support for, and condemnation of government statements supporting private care, moved (Sproule), 6804–6805

Highways and roads, safety

Government initiatives and actions to improve highway safety, commendation, moved (Ross), 2259–2260

Questions and comments, 2266

Hope's Home

Jackie Tischer, founder, recipient of Humanitarian and Community Services Award 2018, University of Regina, member's statement, 4783

Horned Cattle Purchases Repeal Act, 2016 (No. 14)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Ross), E176

Hospital and health foundations

Hospitals of Regina Foundation

Neonatal intensive care unit, Regina General Hospital, Z99 radiothon fundraiser

(2018), member's statement, 3473

House Services Committee

Election, Deputy Chair [Sproule], moved (Ross), H53
Reports

Twelfth, adoption and filed with the Clerk, moved (Ross), H54
Thirteenth, adoption and filed with the Clerk, moved (Ross), H58

Housing

Accessibility, Build Love YQR home renovation program, redesign for Gorski family, recognition, member's statement, 6314

Housing, social

Investment in Affordable Housing Agreement

Projects

Regina, rental housing project, opening (June 18, 2016), member's statement, 611

Human Services Committee

Membership

Substitution and addition, moved (Ross), H57

Impaired driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Project Red Ribbon Day, 30th anniversary, member's statement, 3066–3067

Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee

Membership

Substitution and addition, moved (Ross), H57

Reports

First, moved (Ross) for concurrence, 640
Fourth, moved (Ross) for concurrence, 3273

Literacy

Saskatchewan Literacy Awards of Merit

(2019), recipients, member's statement, 6378–6379

Mental health

And addictions

Supports, Assembly take action to further supports across the province but particularly in the north where rates of suicide are alarming and services are limited, moved (Vermette), 4270–4271

Questions and comments, 4277–4278

Museums

Royal Saskatchewan Museum

First Nations Gallery, 25th anniversary, member's statement, 4845

Music

Music Monday (May 6, 2019), celebration of music education, member's statement, 5916–5917

Parks Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 76)

Committee discussion, N452–453

Patient Choice Medical Imaging Act (No. 26)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Ross), U329

People with disabilities

Intellectual disabilities

Government support for education and employment programs, University of Regina event (October 28, 2016), member's statement, 1023–1024

Pipelines

Energy East, Northern Gateway, and Trans Mountain, support for construction, and condemnation of federal leaders who oppose energy projects, moved (Bonk)

Questions and comments, 6415

Planning and Development Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 113)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Ross), N445

Poverty

Women, Dress for Success fundraising gala, member's statement, 5646
Women, Dress for Success Regina and Giving Shoes Day donation drive, member's statement, 1501
Women, Dress for Success Regina, shoe drive, member's statement, 4356

Private Bills Committee

Membership

Substitutions and addition, moved (Ross), H57–58

Privileges Committee

Membership

Substitutions, moved (Ross), H58

Public Accounts Committee

Membership

Substitutions, moved (Ross), H57

Public Guardian and Trustee Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 188)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Ross), N657

Real Estate Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 144)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Ross), N487

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

Program success in welcoming newcomers, moved (Buckingham), 5716–5717

Questions and comments, 5721

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.2, ch.25, C886

Schools, new

Joint-use [Regina, Saskatoon, Martensville, Warman]

Regina

Rosewood Park

Completion, upcoming (September 2017), member's statement, 1880–1881
Opening (September 2017), member's statement, 2774

Seniors

Housing

Pinehouse Lake elder living complex, completion, member's statement, 2382

Sewage

Industrial waste water systems

Co-op Refinery Complex, Regina, waste water improvement project, member's statement, 262

Students

Graduation events 2020, creative accommodations for COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, member's statement, 6975–6976

Suicides

Prevention strategy, develop and implement, moved (Chartier)

Questions and comments, 4980

Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2016) v.1, ch.35, P413

Traffic safety

School Safety Patrol Week (April 30- May 4, 2018), member's statement, 4185

University of Regina

Honorary degrees (2016), Gavin Semple and Jack Semple, member's statement, 354

Veterans

Veteran's story, member's statement, 2856

Violence

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (December 6)

(2019), member's statement, 6707

Wakamow Valley Authority Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 25)

Report without amendment, 616

Women

Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Canadian region

Outreach efforts, recognition, member's statement, 4962

Daughters of the Vote summit (March 8, 2017), Ottawa, Ontario

Member's statement, 1666

International Women's Day (March 8)

(2018), member's statement, 3370
(2019), member's statement, 5247

Rural Women Month

(March 2017), member's statement, 2038

Suffrage in Saskatchewan

101st anniversary (March 14, 2017), member's statement, 1691

Women in the Legislature, University of Saskatchewan program, member's statement, 5747

Young Women's Christian Association

Women of Distinction Awards

Regina (2017), Teresa Florizone, Leadership and Management award recipient, member's statement, 2525–2526

Youth

Awards

National Philanthropy Day Awards in Regina (November 15, 2016), Outstanding Youth Philanthropist Awards, recipients, member's statement, 1392

Northern youth, leadership development, Charles Knight Youth Mentorship Program, member's statement, 4237