Hansard Speaker Index - 28th Legislature

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Wall, Mr. Brad (Sask Party, Swift Current). s.1,2: Premier, President of the Executive Council, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Abortion

Members' positions on, and access to, 3067–3068, 3153–3154

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

Speakers, 173–178

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

Speakers, 2781–2786

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3302

Boundary dam carbon capture project

Carbon sales, contract with Cenovus, 664
Financial expenditures, 164–166

Budget, 2016-17

And state of economy, 219
Delay in tabling, 14, 49

Budget, June 1, 2016

Speakers, 460–463

Budget, 2017-18

Taxation and government priorities, 1857–1861

Budget, March 22, 2017

Speakers, 2047–2054

Budgets

Upcoming, and election promises, 1748–1749

Carbon sequestration

And climate change policy, 1838
Efficiency and cost-effectiveness, 3239

Carbon tax

Carbon pricing, provincial initiatives, 741
Carbon pricing, provincial vs federal imposition, 2456, 2575–2576

Climate change

Government position outlined in white paper (October 18, 2016), support for, and opposition to national carbon tax, moved (Wall); amendment (Wotherspoon), 801–805, 813–814, 867–868
Government target and plans, 599–600

Condolences

Birkbeck, Larry Wayne, moved (Wall), 1038–1039
Currie, Gordon Gray, moved (Wall), 2989–2990
Klein, Jack Charles, moved (Wall), 2993
Larter, Robert "Bob," moved (Wall), 1036–1037
MacAuley, Norman, moved (Wall), 1033
MacDonald, Cy Pius, moved (Wall), 1030–1031
Mitchell, Robert Wayne, moved (Wall), 2994–2995
Parent, Roger, moved (Wall), 3000–3001
Weiman, Duane, moved (Wall), 3004–3005

Construction industry

Services, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Job losses and industry slowdown, 2426

Corporate income tax

Small business

Income threshold, increase, 3237–3238

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation, 941–942, 969–970, 2313–2314, 2327–2328, 2384–2385, 2403–2404, 2574–2575

Repeal provisions of Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016, 2627
Repeal provisions of Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016 and implications for Saskatchewan Transportation Company, 2599–2600

Curriculum

Treaty education, minister's remarks and overseeing of curriculum review, 2922

Discrimination

Racism against First Nations, government comments, 3067

Education, funding

First Nations and Métis

Federal funding, update regarding joint letter sent to federal government, 612
Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 222

Employment

Northern Saskatchewan, government support, 2894–2895

Executive Council

Estimates

(2016-17), main, 692–715
(2017-18), main, 2461–2490

Federal government

Equalization lawsuit and investment in Saskatchewan , 3095

Football

Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association

3A 12-man Moose Jaw division, Provincial Championship (2016), A.E. Peacock Tornadoes, Moose Jaw, champions, member's statement, 1204–1205

Global Transportation Hub

Land acquisition

Expropriated lands, resale values, and legal costs, 3033

Land transfer to Canadian Pacific Railway, 2278, 2312–2313, 2327, 2384, 2403, 2425

Freedom of information request, 2217, 2237–2238

Land value and sale price, 2254, 2440

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 738–739, 770, 797, 1121–1122, 1148–1149, 1271–1272, 1588, 2624–2625, 2680–2681

Cabinet document, alleged leak, 856–857, 907–908
Freedom of information requests

And auditor review, 16–17, 46

Investigation and prosecution, use of out-of-province prosecutors, 2006
Investigation, transparency and accountability, 2774–2775, 2794, 2825, 2923, 2953, 3326
Land speculator

Concealed identity, government action, 942–943, 1025–1026, 1092–1093, 1393–1394, 1431–1432, 1459–1460, 1566–1567, 1617–1618, 1748, 1834–1835
Unknown identity, contact with minister responsible, 2495

Land speculators and Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, difference in sale values, 1419–1420
Transparency and accountability, and comments by leadership candidates, 3268–3270, 3300

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition processes audit

Conclusions and recommendations, review, 721–725, 1501–1504
Review in Public Accounts Committee, key officials as witnesses, 1206–1208, 1474, 1518–1519, 1541–1542

Government

Email

Private account, use for official business, 2496, 2526–2528, 2541, 2562–2563, 2602, 2794–2795, 2824–2825, 2857–2858, 2896

Transparency and accountability, 451–452
Transparency, accountability, and respect for privacy, 2984

Government financial management, 244–248, 1124, 1421–1422, 1460–1461, 1542, 1810–1811, 1836, 1839, 2188, 2218, 2574, 3183

Credit rating

Downgraded, 662–663

Government financial management, debt

Increase, 264, 355–356

And job creation, 1432–1433

Health care

Reforms, Fyke Commission recommendations, implementation, 134

Health facilities

Preeceville and District Health Centre

Emergency room and acute care services, suspended, 134–135

Highways and roads

Government job sites, prohibition on Alberta licence plates, 3329

Hospital and health foundations

Children's Hospital Foundation

Donor recognition, Duane and Bev Smith, member's statement, 854

Job creation

Employment development, lack of, 264, 636
Government strategy, 1151

Landmarks and geographical features

Provincial naming policy, buildings and landmarks, ministerial statement (Wall), 3038

Languages

Heritage language education

Extracurricular, funding elimination, 188

Legislative Assembly

Adjournment

(December 7, 2017), until March 12, 2018, moved (Wall), 3347

Moment of silence and recognition of lives lost in attack on British Parliament, London (March 22, 2017), 1829

Legislative Assembly members

Code of conduct violation, impaired driving, member's return to caucus, 1566–1567
Remuneration reduction

Implications for public service employees, 1588

Statement of condolence, Kevin Phillips, member for Melfort (died November 13, 2017), 2909–2910
Statement of condolence, Kevin Phillips, member for Melfort (died November 13, 2017), transmittal, moved (Wall), 2915
Statement of condolence, Roger Parent, member for Saskatoon Meewasin (died November 29, 2016), 1531–1532

Ministerial statements [Session 2]

Landmarks and geographical features

Provincial naming policy, buildings and landmarks (Wall), 3038

Motions, transmittal

Legislative Assembly members

Statement of condolence, Kevin Phillips, member for Melfort (died November 13, 2017), transmittal, moved (Wall), 2915

Motions, under Rule 61

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

Call on federal government to implement national well completion program, request to move motion; leave not granted, 1153
Call on federal government to provide funding to implement accelerated well cleanup program at earliest available opportunity, request to move motion; leave not granted, 667

Municipalities, funding

Grants-in-lieu, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, discontinuation, 2187–2188

And use of municipal reserve funds or tax increases, 2220–2221

Reduction and consultation, 1945–1946, 2006–2007

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

National well completion program, call on federal government to provide funding and implement accelerated well cleanup program at earliest available opportunity, request to move motion; leave not granted, 667
National well completion program, call on federal government to implement, request to move motion; leave not granted, 1153
Cleanup proposal, out-of-province contracts, 663–664

Relocation incentives, Premier's offer (March 2017), associated costs and planning, 2242

Parks

Urban

Funding

Elimination for 5 urban parks, 295–296

Pensions

Canada Pension Plan

Update agreement with federal government to increase contributions, 601–602

Political parties

Donations

Corporate, union, and out-of-province, 1094, 1125, 1270–1271
Corporations and lobbyists, 2457–2458

Potash industry

BHP Billiton Jansen mine, new

Status of project and addressing community concerns, 686

Premiers

Brad Wall, pay tribute for his 18 years of service, moved (Morgan), 3339–3345

Pro Forma Bill

First reading, 7, 2593

Provincial sales tax

Exemptions eliminated

And shift from productivity to consumption, 2040

Public service

Compensation reduction to reduce deficit, 2187–2188, 2218
Employees running in elections, 2778

Public-private partnerships

Costs and benefits, 2441

Question period [Session 1]

Boundary dam carbon capture project

Carbon sales, contract with Cenovus, 664
Financial expenditures, 164–166

Budget, 2016-17

And state of economy, 219
Delay in tabling, 14, 49

Budget, 2017-18

Taxation and government priorities, 1857–1861

Budgets

Upcoming, and election promises, 1748–1749

Carbon sequestration

And climate change policy, 1838

Carbon tax

Carbon pricing, provincial initiatives, 741
Carbon pricing, provincial vs federal imposition, 2456, 2575–2576

Climate change

Government targets and plans, 599–600

Construction industry

Services, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Job losses and industry slowdown, 2426

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation, 941–942, 969–970, 2313–2314, 2327–2328, 2384–2385, 2403–2404, 2574–2575

Education, funding

First Nations and Métis

Federal funding, update regarding joint letter sent to federal government, 612
Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 222

Global Transportation Hub

Land transfer to Canadian Pacific Railway, 2278, 2312–2313, 2327, 2384, 2403, 2425

Freedom of information request, 2217, 2237–2238

Land value and sale price, 2254, 2440

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 738–739, 770, 797, 1121–1122, 1148–1149, 1271–1272, 1588

Cabinet document, alleged leak, 856–857, 907–908
Freedom of information requests

And auditor review, 16–17, 46

Investigation and prosecution, use of out-of-province prosecutors, 2006
Land speculator

Concealed identity, government action, 942–943, 1025–1026, 1092–1093, 1393–1394, 1431–1432, 1459–1460, 1566–1567, 1617–1618, 1748, 1834–1835
Unknown identity, contact with minister responsible, 2495

Land speculators and Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, difference in sale values, 1419–1420

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition processes audit

Conclusions and recommendations, review, 721–725, 1501–1504
Review in Public Accounts Committee, key officials as witnesses, 1206–1208, 1474, 1518–1519, 1541–1542

Government

Email

Private account, use for official business, 2496, 2526–2528, 2541, 2562–2563

Transparency and accountability, 451–452

Government financial management, 244–248, 1124, 1421–1422, 1460–1461, 1542, 1810–1811, 1836, 1839, 2188, 2218, 2574

Credit rating

Downgraded, 662–663

Government financial management, debt

Increase, 264, 355–356

And job creation, 1432–1433

Health care

Reforms, Fyke Commission recommendations, implementation, 134

Health facilities

Preeceville and District Health Centre

Emergency room and acute care services, suspended, 134–135

Job creation

Employment development, lack of, 264, 636
Government strategy, 1151

Languages

Heritage language education

Extracurricular, funding elimination, 188

Legislative Assembly members

Code of conduct violation, impaired driving, member's return to caucus, 1566–1567
Remuneration reduction

Implications for public service employees, 1588

Municipalities, funding

Grants-in-lieu, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, discontinuation, 2187–2188

And use of municipal reserve funds or tax increases, 2220–2221

Reduction and consultation, 1945–1946, 2006–2007

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

Cleanup proposal, out-of-province contracts, 663–664

Relocation incentives, Premier's offer (March 2017), associated costs and planning, 2242

Parks

Urban

Funding

Elimination for 5 urban parks, 295–296

Pensions

Canada Pension Plan

Update agreement with federal government to increase contributions, 601–602

Political parties

Donations

Corporate, union, and out-of-province, 1094, 1125, 1270–1271
Corporations and lobbyists, 2457–2458

Potash industry

BHP Billiton Jansen mine, new

Status of project and addressing community concerns, 686

Provincial sales tax

Exemptions eliminated

And shift from productivity to consumption, 2040

Public service

Compensation reduction to reduce deficit, 2187–2188, 2218

Public-private partnerships

Costs and benefits, 2441

Regina bypass

Contractors, local, 295, 1835, 1837
Public-private partnership with Vinci (France)

Contract details, access to, 1645

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Rates

Increased and infrastructure spending, 185–186

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization, 1543–1544, 2355, 2357
Risk assessment analysis, 74

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination, 2453

Sale of assets, 2279, 2425–2426
Sale of assets and impact assessment, 2039–2040
Sale of assets and loss of services, 1882

School boards and divisions

Autonomy, 2279

Intent of Bill 63, 2329–2330, 2404–2405

Savings targets

Ministerial direction, retraction of letter, 2238

Schools

Capital projects

Funding

Repairs and maintenance, 219–220

Suicides

Children, Northern Saskatchewan

Government actions and support, 737–738, 967–968

Teachers

Collective bargaining agreement, salary increase not fully funded, 625–626, 637

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Government implementation, 613

Unemployment

And provincial economy, 2254–2255
Youth, and lack of diversification in economy, 624–625

Wakamow Valley Park, Moose Jaw

Funding elimination and job losses in Wakamow Valley Authority, 690

Wildfire management

Wildfire management plan, 13–14, 45

Question period [Session 2]

Abortion

Members' positions on, and access to, 3067–3068, 3153–3154

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3302

Carbon sequestration

Efficiency and cost-effectiveness, 3239

Corporate income tax

Small business

Income threshold, increase, 3237–3238

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation

Repeal provisions of Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016, 2627
Repeal provisions of Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016 and implications for Saskatchewan Transportation Company, 2599–2600

Curriculum

Treaty education, minister's remarks and overseeing of curriculum review, 2922

Discrimination

Racism against First Nations, government comments, 3067

Employment

Northern Saskatchewan, government support, 2894–2895

Federal government

Equalization lawsuit and investment in Saskatchewan, 3095

Global Transportation Hub

Land acquisition

Expropriated lands, resale values, and legal costs, 3033

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 2624–2625, 2680–2681

Investigation, transparency and accountability, 2774–2775, 2794, 2825, 2923, 2953, 3326
Transparency and accountability, and comments by leadership candidates, 3268–3270, 3300

Government

Email

Private account, use for official business, 2602, 2794–2795, 2824–2825, 2857–2858, 2896

Transparency, accountability, and respect for privacy, 2984

Government financial management, 3183
Highways and roads

Government job sites, prohibition on Alberta licence plates, 3329

Public service

Employees running in elections, 2778

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

Misrepresentation by foreign national and allegations of fraud, 3327–3328

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Relicensing of northern dams in perpetuity and duty to consult, 3151

SaskEnergy Inc.

Distribution rights, move from legislation to regulations, 3034

Sexual assault

Response to, discussion in legislative assembly, 2744–2745

Sixties Scoop, government apology

And financial settlement, 2955–2956

Teachers

Compensation reduction targets and number of teachers and support staff, 3071

Unemployment

And provincial economy, 2893

Wildfires

Southwestern Saskatchewan (October 2017)

Damage to land and livestock, support for producers, 2956

Regina bypass

Contractors, local, 295, 1835, 1837
Public-private partnership with Vinci (France)

Contract details, access to, 1645

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

Misrepresentation by foreign national and allegations of fraud, 3327–3328

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Rates

Increased and infrastructure spending, 185–186

Relicensing of northern dams in perpetuity and duty to consult, 3151

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization, 1543–1544, 2355, 2357
Risk assessment analysis, 74

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination, 2453

Sale of assets, 2279, 2425–2426
Sale of assets and impact assessment, 2039–2040
Sale of assets and loss of services, 1882

SaskEnergy Inc.

Distribution rights, move from legislation to regulations, 3034

School boards and divisions

Autonomy, 2279

Intent of Bill 63, 2329–2330, 2404–2405

Savings targets

Ministerial direction, retraction of letter, 2238

Schools

Capital projects

Funding

Repairs and maintenance, 219–220

Sexual assault

Response to, discussion in legislative assembly, 2744–2745

Sixties Scoop, government apology

And financial settlement, 2955–2956

Speaker

Election [Tochor], 2

Suicides

Children, Northern Saskatchewan

Government actions and support, 737–738, 967–968

Teachers

Collective bargaining agreement, salary increase not fully funded, 625–626, 637
Compensation reduction targets and number of teachers and support staff, 3071

Terrorism

Events at British Parliament, London (March 22, 2017), moment of silence and recognition of lives lost, member's statement, 1829

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Government implementation, 613

Unemployment

And provincial economy, 2254–2255, 2893
Youth, and lack of diversification in economy, 624–625

Uranium industry

Cameco

McArthur River mining and Key Lake milling, suspension of operations, government take immediate action to support workers and communities, moved (Sarauer), amendment (Wall), 2899–2902

Wakamow Valley Park, Moose Jaw

Funding elimination and job losses in Wakamow Valley Authority, 690

Wildfire management

Wildfire management plan, 13–14, 45

Wildfires

Southwestern Saskatchewan (October 2017)

Damage to land and livestock, support for producers, 2956

Weekes, Mr. Randy (Sask Party, Biggar-Sask Valley)

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

Speakers, 144–145

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

Speakers, 2696–2699

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

Speakers, 4545–4547

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

Speakers, 6195–6197

Advanced Education Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.32, P64

Apiaries Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 179)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Weekes), E878

Basketball

Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association

Hoopla (March 2018)

Senior 2A girls silver medalists, Lord Asquith Athletics, and winner of Sportsmanship Award, member's statement, 4310–4311

Birthdays

Bob Mason, 100th birthday, member's statement, 6035

Budget, June 1, 2016

Speakers, 375–377

Budget, March 22, 2017

Speakers, 1873–1876

Budget, March 20, 2019

Speakers, 5499–5501

Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission

Local voice service subsidy, proposed phase-out, opposition to, member's statement, 2526

Cancer

Movember campaign

(2018), member's statement, 5074–5075

Carbon tax

Federal imposition

Stop, petition, 1877, 2155, 2250, 2741, 3942, 4235, 4471, 5157, 5799, 6268, 6858, 6949, 7001

Central Services Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.43, P114
(2016) v.1, ch.2; (2016) v.2, ch.3, P114
(2016) v.1, ch.5, P114
(2016) v.2, ch.33, P114

Climate change

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

Questions and comments, 5908–5909

Curling

World Senior Curling Championship 2018, Anita Silvernagle and Saskatoon rink, women's champions, member's statement, 4367

Discrimination

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)

(2018), member's statement, 3538

Economy Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.1, ch.8, P45
(2015) v.2, ch.44, P46

Education Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.21, P300
(2018) v.2, ch.43, P572
(2019) v.1, ch.33, P576

Education, funding

Crisis in classrooms due to underfunding, recognition, moved (Beck)

Questions and comments, 6347–6348

Environment Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.1, ch.11, P55
(2015) v.2, ch.45, P60
(2015) v.2, ch.7, P56
(2016) v.1, ch.23, P62
(2016) v.1, ch.7, P61–62

Finance Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.1, ch.5, P503

Food banks

Rosthern District Food Bank, grand opening, member's statement, 4251–4252

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition processes audit

Motions

Request to move motion regarding officials appearing as witnesses (Sarauer), defeated, P109

Government

Saskatchewan plan for growth, next decade

Support, moved (Olauson)

Questions and comments, 6618

Government Relations Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.1, ch.12, P50
(2015) v.2, ch.9, P51

Great Plains College

Graduation ceremony, Warman region (May 26, 2016), member's statement, 450–451

Health Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.34; (2017) v.2, ch.36, P331

Highways and Infrastructure Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.11, P68
(2015) v.2, ch.35, P71
(2016) v.1, ch.25, P72
(2016) v.1, ch.26, P72

Hospital and health foundations

Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation

Knights of Columbus, Landis, charity dinner and silent auction, member's statement, 3094

Justice Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.2, ch.36, P586

Livestock industry

Argo wildfire benefit concert, Saskatchewan Stock Growers, member's statement, 6157–6158

Long-term care facilities

Langham Care Home, grand opening, member's statement, 4700

Minimum wage

$15 per hour, call upon government to phase in, moved (McCall)

Questions and comments, 4773

Museums

Biggar Museum and Gallery, Museum of the Year, member's statement, 5671

Northern Municipal Trust Account

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.1, ch.2, P48

Nuclear energy

Small modular reactors, development, support for, moved (Olauson)

Questions and comments, 6895

Physicians

And nurses, recruitment and retention, government commitment to innovative solutions, support, moved (Weekes), 4329–4331

Questions and comments, 4339

Private Bills Committee

Reports

First, be adopted and presented to the Assembly, moved (Weekes), B2
Third, be adopted and presented to the Assembly, moved (Weekes), B9

Provincial Auditor

Special Report: Land Acquisition Processes, The Global Transportation Hub Authority and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure, P212

Public Accounts Committee

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.2, ch.50, P670
(2019) v.2, ch.49, P670

Regional health authorities

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.1, ch.8, P499

Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.20, P39

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.25, P73

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.26, P74
(2015) v.2, ch.37, P76
(2015) v.2, ch.54, P78

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.38, P66–67

Scholarships and bursaries

Saskatchewan Scholarship of Honour

2019 recipients, member's statement, 6290–6291

Social Services Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.1, ch.32 [misidentified as v.2], P601
(2018) v.2, ch.26, P611
(2019) v.1, ch.39, P601

St. Andrew's College Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 902)

Committee discussion

Waive fees, moved (Weekes), B4

Suicides

Prevention strategy, develop and implement, moved (Chartier), 4972–4973

Questions and comments, 4979–4980

Tributes

Kurbis, Gordon, local farmer, recognition of donations, member's statement, 3945

Veterans

Percival Weekes, recognition, member's statement, 4757

Wildfires

Biggar area (April 2019), community response, member's statement, 5855

Women

Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Canadian region

Member from Regina Rochdale [Ross] appointment to chair, member's statement, 2792

Wilson, Ms. Nadine (Sask Party, Saskatchewan Rivers)

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

Speakers, 34–35

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

Speakers, 2648–2650

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

Speakers, 4547–4549

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

Speakers, 6128–6130

Administrative professionals

Administrative Professionals Day

(April 25, 2018), member's statement, 4030

Agriculture

Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame, Tim Oleksyn, inductee, member's statement, 2572–2573
Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibitions

Annual convention, Prince Albert, award recipients, member's statement, 5328

AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

World AIDS Day (December 1)

(2017), member's statement, 3210

Architecture

Saskatchewan Association of Architects

Annual general meeting and conference, 2018, member's statement, 4346

Budget, June 1, 2016

Speakers, 439–441

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, March 22, 2017

Speakers, 1981–1983

Budget, April 10, 2018

Speakers, 3782–3784

Budget, March 20, 2019

Speakers, 5562–5565

Business

Development, government commitment to innovative programs and incentives to support business and entrepreneurship, support, moved (Olauson)

Questions and comments, 4202

Canadian Western Agribition

(2019), Barry Andrews Family Scholarship recipient Emily Letendre, member's statement, 6684

Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

(October 2016), member's statement, 966

Fundraising

Daffodil month

(April 2017), cancer research, member's statement, 2159

Gynecologic

Ovarian

World Ovarian Cancer Day (May 8, 2017), member's statement, 2423

Cancer Agency Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 13)

Committee discussion, U308

Carbon tax

Federal imposition

Stop, petition, 5146, 5745, 6470

Child and Family Services Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 86)

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wilson), U713

Communities

Lakeland Citizens of the Year

(September 2016), Gladys and Al Christensen, member's statement, 906
(September 2017), Wayne Bartel and Wayne Hyde

Member's statement, 2623

(September 2018), Marcia Bergman

Member's statement, 4872

(September 2019), Margaret and Harvey Boettcher, recognition, member's statement, 6332

COVID-19 pandemic

Community efforts, Kathleen Ritchie, Harris, member's statement, 7027–7028

Crime, prevention and intervention

Rural and remote areas

Government investments and initiatives, recognition, moved (Cox)

Questions and comments, 5262–5263

Crops

Wild Rice Council conference (April 2018), 33rd annual, Prince Albert, member's statement, 4298–4299
Wild Rice Council conference (April 2019), 34th annual, member's statement, 5801–5802

Culture and multiculturalism

Diwali festival (2018), member's statement, 4722

Curling

Renew the Plex campaign, Lakeland Curling Club calendar fundraiser, member's statement, 5045–5046

Drug and alcohol abuse

Fentanyl and other opiates, combatting use, member's statement, 598

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Pharmacare

National strategy, immediately call on the federal government to implement and fully fund, moved (Chartier), 4073–4074

Easter

And Passover, observance, member's statement, 2251–2252

Economy

Government policies, role in creating economic growth, recognition, moved (Fiaz)

Questions and comments, 1740

Education, funding

Government failure to provide adequate funding and honour teachers' contract, condemnation, moved (Beck)

Questions and comments, 785

Emergency services

Fire and rescue services, Buckland Fire and Rescue Surf and Turf fundraiser,

10th annual, member's statement, 5943
9th annual, member's statement, 4321

Entrepreneurs

Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan

2017 business conference, Saskatoon, member's statement, 2561

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

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wilson), U338

Firefighters

Retirement of La Ronge fire chief Ron Pratt, member's statement, 672

First Nations

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous people, Assembly supports, moved (Belanger), 5790–5791

Questions and comments, 5792–5793

Francophones

Rendez-vous de la Francophonie 2019, member's statement, 5219–5220

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition processes audit

Witnesses, government blocking from Public Accounts Committee and failing to be open and transparent, condemnation, moved (Sproule), 1630–1631

Health care

Government accomplishments, member's statement, 5423
Government actions regarding hallway medicine, employee communication, and infrastructure decline, condemnation, moved (Chartier)

Questions and comments, 6517

Public system, support for, and condemnation of government statements supporting private care, moved (Sproule), 6802–6803

Questions and comments, 6805–6807

Health Ministry

Estimates

(2017-18, November), supplementary, U592

Highways and roads

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

Questions and comments, 4859

Hospitals

Red Cross hospitals, first location in British Empire, near Paddockwood, member's statement, 2856–2857

Human Services Committee

Elections

Acting Chair [Parent] for meeting (June 23, 2016), moved (Wilson), U165
Acting Chair [Parent] for meeting (June 27, 2016), moved (Wilson), U183

Reports

Second, be adopted and presented to the Assembly, moved (Wilson), U355
Third, adoption and presentation to the Assembly, moved (Wilson), U374
Seventh, adoption and presentation to the Assembly, moved (Wilson), U800
Eighth, adoption and presentation to the Assembly, moved (Wilson), U963

Impaired driving

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Project Red Ribbon campaign 2019, launch, member's statement, 6400

Libraries, public

Budget cuts to libraries across the province, condemnation, moved (Beck)

Questions and comments, 2177–2178

Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor designate, Thomas W. Molloy, member's statement, 3539–3540

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)

Questions and comments, 4277–4278

Youth

Mental health support program, Saskatchewan 4-H, member's statement, 4931

Minimum wage

$15 per hour, call upon government to phase in, moved (McCall)

Questions and comments, 4772

Mining industry

Diamonds

Star-Orion South mine, member's statement, 6426

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

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wilson), N341

Missing persons

Children

Missing Children's Month in Saskatchewan and Child Find Saskatchewan's annual Green Ribbon of Hope campaign

(May 2017), member's statement, 2353

Missing Persons Week

(April 29-May 5, 2018), member's statement, 4090

Mother's Day

(May 13, 2018), member's statement, 4262

Museums

Choiceland museum, grand reopening (August 20, 2016), member's statement, 940

Northlands College

Expanded programming, Northern Saskatchewan

Partnership with University of Saskatchewan, member's statement, 2326

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

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

Questions and comments, 1284–1285

People with disabilities

World Para Reining International Championships in Oklahoma (November 12-14), Team Canada silver medal winners, Saskatchewan para reiners, member's statement, 1473

Pipelines

National Energy Board, stop including upstream and downstream emissions in approval assessments, moved (Carr)

Questions and comments, 2967–2968

Police and crisis team program

Prince Albert launch event and expansion to other communities, member's statement, 4622–4623

Political parties

Donations

Lobbyists and corporations receiving government contracts, enact legislation banning donations, moved (Forbes)

Questions and comments, 2509

Post-secondary education

International education strategy, member's statement, 45

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

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wilson), U546

Saskatchewan 4-H

Prince Albert Regional 4-H show and sale (June 13, 2016), member's statement, 507

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

Committee discussion

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wilson), U681

Saskatchewan Arts Board

Indigenous/Métis Art and Artists program, John McDonald, grant recipient, member's statement, 5371

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

Program success in welcoming newcomers, moved (Buckingham)

Questions and comments, 5721–5722

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation

Annual convention, 89th, Prince Albert, member's statement, 3797–3798

School boards and divisions

Premier's Board of Education Award for Innovation and Excellence

2019 recipients, member's statement, 6548

School shooting, La Loche, 2016

Geo-memorials, Adam Wood Memorial Landing and Janvier Point, for educators who lost their lives, member's statement, 2982

Sled dog racing

Canadian Challenge dogsled race (February 2020), Gateway North Sled Dog Race Association, member's statement, 6789

Suicides

Children, Northern Saskatchewan

Member's statement, 736

Prevention strategy, develop and implement, moved (Chartier), 4974–4976

Questions and comments, 4979

Tourism

Emma Lake and Waskesiu, featured in Country Living magazine, 40 Canadian towns to visit, member's statement, 2037
SK Jeep Tours, recognition, member's statement, 5585
Unforgettable North, Waskesiu Wilderness Region tourism campaign, member's statement, 5866

Treaties

Treaty 6 territory

130th anniversary ceremony, member's statement, 6156–6157

Violence

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

(2017), member's statement, 3298

Unite to End Violence against Women

Orange ribbon campaign (November 25-December 20, 2016), member's statement, 1500
Orange campaign (November 25-December 10, 2018), member's statement, 4985
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (November-December 2017), member's statement, 3093

Wildfire management

Task force, interim report and recommendations, member's statement, 4154

Winter festivals

Prince Albert Winter Festival, member's statement, 6861

Women

National Council of Women annual general meeting, member's statement, 662
Prince Albert Council of Women Hall of Fame

(2017), Lynda Monahan (March 12, 2017), inductee, member's statement, 1643–1644
(2018) Jeannette Eddolls (March 11, 2018), inductee, member's statement, 3360

Rural Women Month

(March 2018), member's statement, 3371

Women's History Month

(October 2017), member's statement, 2678

Women's shelters

La Ronge, Piwapan Women's Centre and Sapohtewin House, member's statement, 6006

Wotherspoon, Mr. Trent (NDP, Regina Rosemont). s.1: Leader of the Opposition.

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

Speakers, 169–173

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

Speakers, 2755–2759

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

Speakers, 4549–4552

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

Speakers, 6189–6195

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

Second reading, 6594

Advanced Education Ministry

Estimates

(2018-19), main, U665, U668–678

Agriculture Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.20, P390
(2017) v.2, ch.29, P392–393

Apiaries Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 179)

Second reading, 6481–6482

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

Second reading, 4951–4952

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3301–3302

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

Second reading, 6869–6870

Basketball

Canada U Sports women's national basketball championship (March 8-11, 2018), Saskatchewan teams, medal winners, member's statement, 3371

Boundary dam carbon capture project

Carbon sales, contract with Cenovus, 664
Financial expenditures, 164, 508
Financial management, lack of transparency, 673
Production capacity issues, transparency, 543–544

Budget, 2016-17

And state of economy, 219
Delay in tabling, 14

Budget, June 1, 2016

Speakers, 456–460

Budget, 2017-18

Balance, return to, 3-year plan, 2096
Taxation and government priorities, 1857–1861

Budget, March 22, 2017

Speakers, 2043–2047

Budget, April 10, 2018

Speakers, 3869–3873

Budget, 2019-20

Balanced with no new taxes or tax increases, government commendation, moved (Stewart), 5993–5995

Questions and comments, 5996

Debt and taxation, impact on families and the economy, 5442

Budget, March 20, 2019

Speakers, 5433–5434, 5446–5449
Moved (Harpauer) that the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government, amendment (Wotherspoon), 5459

Budget, 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic, long-term forecasts and government supports, 7037, 7082
Critique, member's statement, 7044
Economic assumptions, impact of COVID-19 pandemic and oil price collapse, 6819–6820

Budget, June 15, 2020

Speakers, 6937–6939
Moved (Harpauer) that the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government, amendment (Wotherspoon), 6939

Budgets

Upcoming, and election promises, 1748–1749

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

Second reading, 5680–5681
Committee discussion, N612–620

Business

COVID-19 pandemic

Impacts on and supports for local businesses, member's statement, 6903

Small businesses

Saskatchewan small business emergency payment program

Eligibility, 7031–7032

Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 191)

Second reading, 6493

Canadian Armed Forces

Cirillo, Corporal Nathan and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, peacetime casualties, member's statement, 6072

Cancer

Allan Blair Cancer Centre, fundraiser, member's statement, 6574

Cannabis Control (Saskatchewan) Act (No. 121)

Second reading, 3982–3984

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

Second reading, 3985

Canoes and canoeing

Sprint Canoe Kayak National Championships (August 2019), Regina

Member's statement, 6684

Central Services Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2019) v.1, ch.14, P644
(2019) v.2, ch.29, P646

Child and Family Services Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 86)

Second reading, 4221–4222
Committee discussion, U711–712

Child welfare, First Nations children in care

Reduction strategy and work with First Nations agencies, 4007

Climate change

Caused by human activity, recognition, and condemnation of government failure to create green jobs, moved (Pedersen), 5904–5906

Questions and comments, 5909

Government position outlined in white paper (October 18, 2016), support for, and opposition to national carbon tax, moved (Wall); amendment (Wotherspoon), 806–807
Government target and plans, 598–599

Communities

Regina

Rosemont Mount Royal Family Day event and recognition of community association, member's statement, 5942

Condolences

Birkbeck, Larry Wayne, moved (Wall), 1039–1040
Larter, Robert "Bob," moved (Wall), 1037
MacAuley, Norman, moved (Wall), 1033–1034
MacDonald, Cy Pius, moved (Wall), 1031
Mitchell, Robert Wayne, moved (Wall), 2998–2999

Construction industry

Saskatchewan Construction Week

(April 3-7, 2017), member's statement, 2094

Services, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Economic impact, 5349, 6351
Job losses and industry slowdown, 2426, 4786, 5442, 5732
Restore tax exemption, petition, 4472, 4500, 4559, 4652, 4755, 4780, 4900, 4928, 4983–4984, 5014, 5043, 5073, 5100, 5113, 5147, 5157, 5217, 5245, 5269, 5368, 5396, 5421, 5438, 5463, 5524, 5582–5583, 5614, 5643, 5669, 5726, 5745, 5760, 5774, 5814, 5853–5854, 5864, 5877, 5888–5889, 5914, 5928, 5941, 6021–6022, 6032, 6096, 6155, 6216–6217, 6245, 6268, 6289–6290, 6311–6312, 6330, 6355, 6376, 6398, 6424, 6470, 6498, 6523, 6547, 6573, 6601, 6625, 6658, 6705–6706, 6717, 6744, 6765, 6787–6788, 6812–6813, 6836–6837, 6858

Coroners Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 189)

Second reading, 6673

Corrections and Policing Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.1, ch.3, P535–537
(2018) v.2, ch.30, P541

Crime

Rural

Trespassing, legislative changes, consultation process, 5048–5049

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation, 941–942, 969, 2313–2314, 2327–2328, 2384–2385, 2403–2404, 2574–2575

And protection for SaskTel pensions, 1567

Culture and multiculturalism

Black History Month (February 2017), events, member's statement, 1539–1540
Sikh Parade Day, Regina

(May 12, 2018), member's statement, 4286

Curriculum

Treaty education, minister's remarks, 2953–2954

Discrimination

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21)

And Spring Free from Racism event, Regina, member's statement, 5584

Racism, create an anti-black racism secretariat charged with delivering a strategy, and invest in mental health supports for racialized people, petition, 7043

Domestic violence

And interpersonal violence, reduction, government failure to address issues and implement a plan, condemnation, moved (Sarauer), 583–585

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Pharmacare

National strategy, immediately call on the federal government to implement and fully fund, moved (Chartier), 4077–4078

Questions and comments, 4080–4081

Early childhood education

Brighter Futures for Children fundraiser, Casino Regina and Knight Archer Insurance, member's statement, 6024

Economy

Diversification, 473
Economic indicators, 5619
Government record and cost of living, 5588–5589, 6294–6295, 6315–6316, 6405, 6504–6505

Education Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 157)

Second reading, 5177–5178

Education Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.1, ch.19, P296
(2017) v.1, ch.20, P298
(2017) v.2, ch.21, P300
(2017) v.2, ch.42, P306–307
(2018) v.1, ch.7, P557–558

Education, funding

And school board autonomy, 2161
Crisis in classrooms due to underfunding, recognition, moved (Beck), 6341–6343
First Nations and Métis

Federal funding, update regarding joint letter sent to federal government, 612
Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 221–222, 3456

Operational, funding for growth and need for efficiencies

Impact on staffing, 673–674, 686–687

Restore in full the cuts to classrooms, petition, 4869
Reverse cuts, petition, 3619

eHealth Saskatchewan

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2016) v.1, ch.21; (2018) v.1, ch.16, P361

Election (Fairness and Accountability) Amendment Act (No. 602)

First reading, 1507
Second reading, 1741–1742

Election (Fairness and Accountability) Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 606)

Second reading, 4203–4205

Employment

Youth rate, 4372

Energy and Resources Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.1, ch.17, P429–430
(2018) v.1, ch.4, P425–426

Environment Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.2, ch.31, P523–524

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

Second reading, 4026–4028

Epilepsy

Purple Day, epilepsy awareness

(March 26, 2018), member's statement, 3592

Executive Council

Estimates

(2016-17), main, 693–709, 711–714
(2017-18), main, 2461–2488

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.2, ch.4, P656
(2019) v.2, ch.5, P656

Federal government

Equalization, call for renewed legal action, 5893–5894

Film industry

Government support, 5765–5766, 7031

Finance Ministry

Estimates

(2019-20), main, C812–832
(2020-21), main, C934–951

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2019) v.1, ch.45, P633

Firefighters

Regina Professional Fire Fighters, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 181, 100th anniversary, member's statement, 6660

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

Second reading, 6442

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

Second reading, 6442

Food banks

Usage, increase, 6405

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

Second reading, 4955–4957

Fundraising

Cultural Connections India Night (September 2019), fundraiser, member's statement, 6500

Global Transportation Hub

Land transfer to Canadian Pacific Railway, 2278, 2295–2296, 2312, 2327, 2366–2367, 2383–2384, 2403, 2425

Freedom of information request, 2131, 2160, 2187, 2217, 2237

Land value and sale price, 2253, 2439–2440, 2454

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 738–740, 770–772, 797–798, 969, 1121–1123, 1148–1149, 1235–1236, 1271–1272, 1358–1359, 1693, 1881, 2038, 2745–2746

Appraisals

Use in negotiations, remarks by Premier, 2096

Cabinet document, alleged leak, 856–858, 907–909
Freedom of information requests

And auditor review, 16–17, 45–46

Investigation and prosecution, use of out-of-province prosecutors, 2006
Investigation, transparency and accountability, 2825–2826
Judicial inquiry, immediately launch, moved (Sproule), 5092–5095
Land speculator

Concealed identity, government action, 942–944, 1025–1027, 1092–1094, 1124, 1393–1394, 1431–1432, 1459–1460, 1566–1567, 1617–1618, 1644, 1667, 1724, 1748, 1810, 1834–1835, 1857
Unknown identity, contact with minister responsible, 2495

Land speculators and Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, difference in sale values, 1296–1297, 1328–1330, 1419–1421
Transparency and accountability, importance of and need for, moved (Sproule), 3076–3077

Questions and comments, 3082–3083

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition processes audit

Conclusions and recommendations, review, 720–725, 1501–1504
Review in Public Accounts Committee, key officials as witnesses, 1149–1150, 1206–1208, 1474–1475, 1518–1519, 1541

Government

Cabinet committee on Crown structure, transparency and access to information, 6075–6076, 6103, 6223–6224, 6505–6506
Email

Private account, use for official business, 2495–2496, 2526–2528, 2541–2542, 2562–2563, 2573

Procurement

And opportunities for local tradespeople, 6964–6965, 7082
Opportunities for local tradespeople and inclusion of community benefits tendering criteria, 7030, 7037

Saskatchewan plan for growth, next decade

Support, moved (Olauson), 6616–6617

Questions and comments, 6618

Transparency and accountability, 451–452

Government financial management, 244–246, 1421, 1460–1461, 1542, 1645, 1724, 1810–1811, 1838–1839, 2188, 2218, 2371, 2574, 3183–3184

Austerity approach, impact on growth and future costs, 5078–5079
COVID-19 pandemic

Economic downturn and fiscal position, 6964, 7029–7030, 7081–7082

Credit rating

Downgraded, 662, 673

Implications, 6964

Financial reports

Third quarter, release, 5163

Impact on growth and future costs, 6604

Government financial management, debt

Increase, 263–264, 355

And job creation, 1432–1433

Government Relations Ministry

Estimates

(2019-20), main, N573–585
(2020-21), main, N763–769

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.24, P438–439
(2017) v.2, ch.4, P434
(2019) v.1, ch.25, P665–666
(2019) v.1, ch.6, P663

Health care

Reforms, Fyke Commission recommendations, implementation, 133–134

Health facilities

Preeceville and District Health Centre

Emergency room and acute care services, suspended, 134–135

Health Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2015) v.2, ch.34; (2017) v.2, ch.36, P331

Highway No. 1

Balgonie, retain Main Street west in and out exit and include locked gate access for eastbound emergency services, petition, 2622, 3298, 3324

Historic sites

Sitting Bull Park, Moose Jaw, efforts of Kayleigh Olson to receive site designation, member's statement, 4356

Hockey

Memorial Cup tournament, 100th anniversary, Regina host

Member's statement, 4320

Outdoor Hockey League, Regina

Community importance and recognition, member's statement, 5671
Matt Bradley, volunteer, Western Hockey League Humanitarian of the Year 2018, recognition, member's statement, 3770–3771

Homeless persons

Point-in-time homeless count, recognition of volunteer efforts, member's statement, 3967

Homeless shelters

Youth shelter, Dories House, Swift Current, funding, 3657–3658

Hospitality industry

Provincial sales tax, impact on business, 5846

Housing

Construction, decrease, 6038–6039
Regina housing market, impact of federal and provincial government policies, 6751

Housing, social

Programs

Northern Saskatchewan, rental purchase option program, restore, and reinstate remote housing program, petition, 3235

Rental housing supplements, elimination, 3742–3743, 4095, 4188–4189

And impact on people with disabilities, 4315, 4371–4372
And need for housing navigator, 4451–4452
Restore, petition, 4184, 4209–4210, 4260, 4343, 4365

Humanitarian assistance

Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year

(2016), Barb Ryan, recognition, member's statement, 1473

Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy (April 6, 2018)

Sympathy and condolences for lives lost, support for surviving families, and gratitude to first responders, RCMP, and medical professionals, moved (Moe), 3713–3714

Immigration and Career Training Ministry

Estimates

(2020-21), main, E880, E882–893

Income Tax Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 171)

Committee discussion, C833–834

Income Tax Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 210)

Committee discussion, C1032–1033

Infrastructure

COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery stimulus funding

Local benefit, 6964–6965, 7037, 7082

Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 40)

Second reading, 1817–1820
Third reading, 2317–2319

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

Second reading, 3528–3529

Job creation

Employment development, lack of, 264, 635–636
Government record and impact of expanded PST, 5163
Government strategy, 1150–1151

Jury Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 204)

Second reading, 6764

Justice Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.2, ch.36, P587–588

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

Second reading, 3995–3996

Languages

Heritage language education

Extracurricular, funding elimination, 188

Heritage Language Volunteer Teacher Award night (May 7th, 2018), Multilingual Association of Regina, member's statement, 4436

Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 163)

Second reading, 5226

Legislative Assembly

Moment of silence and recognition of lives lost in attack on British Parliament, London (March 22, 2017), 1829

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

Second reading, 4883–4884

Legislative Assembly members

Code of conduct violation, impaired driving, member's return to caucus, 1566
Remuneration reduction

And decrease to caucus office budgets, 1618–1619

Statement of condolence, Roger Parent, member for Saskatoon Meewasin (died November 29, 2016), 1531–1532

Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 195)

Second reading, 6756

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

Committee discussion, N505–509

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

Committee discussion, N510

Marathons

Queen City Marathon

(2018), member's statement, 5016
(2019), member's statement, 6446–6447

Marriage Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 175)

Second reading, 6325

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

Second reading, 6597–6598, 6824–6825

Mental health

Schizophrenia Society of Saskatchewan

Champions of Mental Health dinner and auction

(March 17, 2018), member's statement, 3507–3508

Mental health services

Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 4035–4037
Wait times and access to services, 3364

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

Second reading, 6387

Mineral Taxation Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 170)

Second reading, 5769–5770

Minimum wage

$15 per hour, increase to, petition, 4721

Ministerial statements [Session 4]

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

International graduate entrepreneur category, new (Harrison), 6666–6667

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

Second reading, 6845–6846
Committee discussion, N696–701

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

Second reading, 6461

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

Second reading, 5679
Committee discussion, N511–512

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

Second reading, 6643
Committee discussion, C952–957

Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal Act, 2019 (No. 178)

Second reading, 6391

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

Second reading, 3522–3525

Motions, under Rule 61

Railways

CN Rail strike, urgently negotiate a fair deal and get products moving, call on CN Railway, request to move motion; leave not granted, 6506

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

Second reading, 3405–3407

Municipalities, funding

Grants-in-lieu, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, discontinuation, 2187–2188

And use of municipal reserve funds or tax increases, 2220–2221

Infrastructure and services, 2132
Reduction and consultation, 1945–1946, 2006–2007

New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan

Cathy Duncan, party administrator, retirement and recognition of years of service, member's statement, 4783
Policies to improve quality of life, member's statement, 6718

Official opposition

Role

Member's statement, 11

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

Second reading, 5059–5061

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

Cleanup proposal, out-of-province contracts, 663

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

Second reading, 6911

Parks

Urban

Funding

Elimination for 5 urban parks, 295–296

Parks Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 76)

Second reading, 3647–3648

Parks, Culture and Sport Ministry

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.41, P510

People with disabilities

Transportation service, intermunicipal

Restore, petition, 3686

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

Second reading, 5007

Physicians

And nurses, recruitment and retention, government commitment to innovative solutions, support, moved (Weekes), 4336–4338

Pipelines

Energy East, Northern Gateway, and Trans Mountain, support for construction, and condemnation of federal leaders who oppose energy projects, moved (Bonk), 6413–6414

Questions and comments, 6415–6416

Pipelines Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 148)

Second reading, 5170–5171

Points of Order [Session 1]

Language

Use of "captain grandstand," unparliamentary, 2331
Use of "deceitful," unparliamentary

Refusal to apologize and removal from the House, 1862

Use of "puppet of the Premier," unparliamentary, 2299

Question period

Leader of Opposition cautioning parents not to take minister [Education] at his word, 580

Points of Order [Session 2]

Language

Use of "misleading the public," unparliamentary, 3078

Points of Order [Session 4]

Language

Member referred to "filling the pockets of friends and insiders," 6862

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

Second reading, 5230–5231

Political parties

Donations

Corporate, union, and out-of-province, 1270–1271

Population

Growth

Infrastructure needs, planning for, 6430–6431

Post-secondary education

Humanities and social sciences conference, Congress 2018 (May 26-June 1), Regina host city

Member's statement, 4367

Post-secondary institutions

And student supports, funding, 3775–3776, 3801–3802
Funding

Decrease, impact on extra-curricular activities and student supports, 4239–4240, 4265–4266
Diversification of sources, 3864
Restore, petition, 3358, 3369, 3417, 3450, 3471, 3505, 3537, 3567

Potash industry

BHP Billiton Jansen mine, new

Status of project and addressing community concerns, 686

Nutrien, head office presence in Saskatoon, tax incentives and legislative requirements, 4875–4876

Power plants

Natural gas-fired, new facility, Moose Jaw

Project tender short list and support for local contractors, 6772, 6794–6795

Provincial Auditor

Annual report (2017-2018), P450

Provincial Capital Commission

Provincial Auditor's report

(2019) v.2, ch.10, P653–654

Provincial Capital Commission Act (No. 50)

Second reading, 2148–2150

Provincial sales tax

Changes

Impact on economic recovery, 4626–4627, 4657–4658

Exemptions eliminated

And shift from productivity to consumption, 2040

Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 211)

Committee discussion, C1034–1035

Public Accounts Committee

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.51, P410
(2018) v.2, ch.50, P670–671
(2019) v.2, ch.49, P670–671

Reports

Second, moved (Wotherspoon) for concurrence, 4479–4480
Third, moved (Wotherspoon) for concurrence, 6078
Fourth, moved (Wotherspoon) for concurrence, 7032

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

Second reading, 6395

Public service

Compensation reduction to reduce deficit, 2187–2188, 2218

Public-private partnerships

Costs and benefits, 2440–2441

Question period [Session 1]

Boundary dam carbon capture project

Carbon sales, contract with Cenovus, 664
Financial expenditures, 164, 508
Financial management, lack of transparency, 673
Production capacity issues, transparency, 543–544

Budget, 2016-17

And state of economy, 219
Delay in tabling, 14

Budget, 2017-18

Balance, return to, 3-year plan, 2096
Taxation and government priorities, 1857–1861

Budgets

Upcoming, and election promises, 1748–1749

Climate change

Government targets and plans, 598–599

Construction industry

Services, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Job losses and industry slowdown, 2426

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation, 941–942, 969, 2313–2314, 2327–2328, 2384–2385, 2403–2404, 2574–2575

And protection for SaskTel pensions, 1567

Economy

Diversification, 473

Education, funding

And school board autonomy, 2161
First Nations and Métis

Federal funding, update regarding joint letter sent to federal government, 612
Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 221–222

Operational, funding for growth and need for efficiencies

Impact on staffing, 673–674, 686–687

Global Transportation Hub

Land transfer to Canadian Pacific Railway, 2278, 2295–2296, 2312, 2327, 2366–2367, 2383–2384, 2403, 2425

Freedom of information request, 2131, 2160, 2187, 2217, 2237

Land value and sale price, 2253, 2439–2440, 2454

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 738–740, 770–772, 797–798, 969, 1121–1123, 1148–1149, 1235–1236, 1271–1272, 1358–1359, 1693, 1881, 2038

Appraisals

Use in negotiations, remarks by Premier, 2096

Cabinet document, alleged leak, 856–858, 907–909
Freedom of information requests

And auditor review, 16–17, 45–46

Investigation and prosecution, use of out-of-province prosecutors, 2006
Land speculator

Concealed identity, government action, 942–944, 1025–1027, 1092–1094, 1124, 1393–1394, 1431–1432, 1459–1460, 1566–1567, 1617–1618, 1644, 1667, 1724, 1748, 1810, 1834–1835, 1857
Unknown identity, contact with minister responsible, 2495

Land speculators and Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, difference in sale values, 1296–1297, 1328–1330, 1419–1421

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition processes audit

Conclusions and recommendations, review, 720–725, 1501–1504
Review in Public Accounts Committee, key officials as witnesses, 1149–1150, 1206–1208, 1474–1475, 1518–1519, 1541

Government

Email

Private account, use for official business, 2495–2496, 2526–2528, 2541–2542, 2562–2563, 2573

Transparency and accountability, 451–452

Government financial management, 244–246, 1421, 1460–1461, 1542, 1645, 1724, 1810–1811, 1838–1839, 2188, 2218, 2371, 2574

Credit rating

Downgraded, 662, 673

Government financial management, debt

Increase, 263–264, 355

And job creation, 1432–1433

Health care

Reforms, Fyke Commission recommendations, implementation, 133–134

Health facilities

Preeceville and District Health Centre

Emergency room and acute care services, suspended, 134–135

Job creation

Employment development, lack of, 264, 635–636
Government strategy, 1150–1151

Languages

Heritage language education

Extracurricular, funding elimination, 188

Legislative Assembly members

Code of conduct violation, impaired driving, member's return to caucus, 1566
Remuneration reduction

And decrease to caucus office budgets, 1618–1619

Municipalities, funding

Grants-in-lieu, SaskPower and SaskEnergy, discontinuation, 2187–2188

And use of municipal reserve funds or tax increases, 2220–2221

Infrastructure and services, 2132
Reduction and consultation, 1945–1946, 2006–2007

Oil industry

Orphaned wells

Cleanup proposal, out-of-province contracts, 663

Parks

Urban

Funding

Elimination for 5 urban parks, 295–296

Political parties

Donations

Corporate, union, and out-of-province, 1270–1271

Potash industry

BHP Billiton Jansen mine, new

Status of project and addressing community concerns, 686

Provincial sales tax

Exemptions eliminated

And shift from productivity to consumption, 2040

Public service

Compensation reduction to reduce deficit, 2187–2188, 2218

Public-private partnerships

Costs and benefits, 2440–2441

Regina bypass

Contractors, local, 294–295, 417–418, 472–473, 1835, 2440
Public-private partnership with Vinci (France)

Contract details, access to, 1644–1645, 1667–1668, 1693–1694

Renewable energy

Water power

Tazi Twé hydroelectric project, Black Lake, 2441

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Rates

Increased and infrastructure spending, 185–186

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization, 2355–2357

Potential offers, discussions, formal and informal, 2367

Risk assessment analysis, 73–74

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination, 2453–2454

Sale of assets, 2278–2279, 2425
Sale of assets and impact assessment, 2039
Sale of assets and loss of services, 1881–1882

School boards and divisions

Autonomy, 2279

Intent of Bill 63, 2329, 2404

Savings targets

Ministerial direction, retraction of letter, 2238

Schools

Capital projects

Funding

Repairs and maintenance, 219

Suicides

Children, Northern Saskatchewan

Government actions and support, 737, 967

Taxation

Changes, impact, 2097, 2131

Teachers

Collective bargaining agreement, salary increase not fully funded, 544, 575, 625, 636–637

Trade agreements (commerce)

Softwood lumber, United States tariff, 2296

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Government implementation, 612–613

Unemployment

And provincial economy, 2254
Youth, and lack of diversification in economy, 624

Wildfire management

Wildfire management plan, 13, 45

Question period [Session 2]

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3301–3302

Child welfare, First Nations children in care

Reduction strategy and work with First Nations agencies, 4007

Curriculum

Treaty education, minister's remarks, 2953–2954

Education, funding

First Nations and Métis

Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 3456

Employment

Youth rate, 4372

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 2745–2746

Investigation, transparency and accountability, 2825–2826

Government financial management, 3183–3184
Homeless shelters

Youth shelter, Dories House, Swift Current, funding, 3657–3658

Housing, social

Rental housing supplements, elimination, 3742–3743, 4095, 4188–4189

And impact on people with disabilities, 4315, 4371–4372
And need for housing navigator, 4451–4452

Mental health services

Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 4035–4037
Wait times and access to services, 3364

Post-secondary institutions

And student supports, funding, 3775–3776, 3801–3802
Funding

Decrease, impact on extra-curricular activities and student supports, 4239–4240, 4265–4266
Diversification of sources, 3864

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination, 3035

Impact on vulnerable people, 4402–4403

Schools, new

Public-private partnership funding model

Costs, maintenance and interest

And funding for other school projects, 4124

Students

First Nations and Métis

Graduation rates and funding gap, 4007

University of Saskatchewan

College of Medicine

Funding stability, 3511

Question period [Session 3]

Budget, 2019-20

Debt and taxation, impact on families and the economy, 5442

Construction industry

Services, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Economic impact, 5349
Job losses and industry slowdown, 4786, 5442, 5732

Crime

Rural

Trespassing, legislative changes, consultation process, 5048–5049

Economy

Economic indicators, 5619
Government record and cost of living, 5588–5589

Federal government

Equalization, call for renewed legal action, 5893–5894

Film industry

Government support, 5765–5766

Government financial management

Austerity approach, impact on growth and future costs, 5078–5079
Financial reports

Third quarter, release, 5163

Hospitality industry

Provincial sales tax, impact on business, 5846

Housing

Construction, decrease, 6038–6039

Job creation

Government record and impact of expanded PST, 5163

Potash industry

Nutrien, head office presence in Saskatoon, tax incentives and legislative requirements, 4875–4876

Provincial sales tax

Changes

Impact on economic recovery, 4626–4627, 4657–4658

Utilities

Rate increases and clients in arrears, 5402

Question period [Session 4]

Budget, 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic, long-term forecasts and government supports, 7037, 7082
Economic assumptions, impact of COVID-19 pandemic and oil price collapse, 6819–6820

Business

Small businesses

Saskatchewan small business emergency payment program

Eligibility, 7031–7032

Construction industry

Services, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Economic impact, 6351

Economy

Government record and cost of living, 6294–6295, 6315–6316, 6405, 6504–6505

Film industry

Government support, 7031

Food banks

Usage, increase, 6405

Government

Cabinet committee on Crown structure, transparency and access to information, 6075–6076, 6103, 6223–6224, 6505–6506
Procurement

And opportunities for local tradespeople, 6964–6965, 7082
Opportunities for local tradespeople and inclusion of community benefits tendering criteria, 7030, 7037

Government financial management

COVID-19 pandemic

Economic downturn and fiscal position, 6964, 7029–7030, 7081–7082

Credit rating

Downgraded

Implications, 6964

Impact on growth and future costs, 6604

Housing

Regina housing market, impact of federal and provincial government policies, 6751

Infrastructure

COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery stimulus funding

Local benefit, 6964–6965, 7037, 7082

Population

Growth

Infrastructure needs, planning for, 6430–6431

Power plants

Natural gas-fired, new facility, Moose Jaw

Project tender short list and support for local contractors, 6772, 6794–6795

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Net metering program

Replacement program, and support for solar industry, 7031
Replacement program, impact on solar industry and customer rates, 6402–6403, 6604–6605

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination

And private sector operators, 6251

Water

Water quality

And safety of municipal infrastructure, 6274–6275

Railways

CN Rail strike, urgently negotiate a fair deal and get products moving, call on CN Railway, request to move motion; leave not granted, 6506
Commodities backlog

Urge federal government to pass an order in council with requirements to help address issue and implement legislative improvements, moved (Bradshaw), 3580–3581

Questions and comments, 3584–3585

Real Estate Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 144)

Second reading, 4941

Regina bypass

Contractors, local, 294–295, 417–418, 472–473, 1835, 2440
Public-private partnership with Vinci (France)

Contract details, access to, 1644–1645, 1667–1668, 1693–1694

Remembrance Day

(November 11, 2016), member's statement, 1268
(November 11, 2017), member's statement, 2891

Renewable energy

Water power

Tazi Twé hydroelectric project, Black Lake, 2441

Residential Services Act, 2018 (No. 145)

Second reading, 5000–5001

Restaurants

Meals, provincial sales tax exemption, eliminated

Restore exemption, petition, 4698

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

Second reading, 4133–4135
Committee discussion, U679–680

Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 200)

Second reading, 6679

Saskatchewan Housing Corporation

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.27, P615

Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, 2017 (No. 104)

Second reading, 3643–3646

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

Second reading, 3646

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program

International graduate entrepreneur category, new, ministerial statement (Harrison), 6666–6667

Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2017) v.2, ch.44, P354

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Net metering program

Replacement program, and support for solar industry, 7031
Replacement program, impact on solar industry and customer rates, 6402–6403, 6604–6605
Restore, and implement Renew Saskatchewan, petition, 6069–6070

Rates

Increased and infrastructure spending, 185–186

Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency Act (No. 169)

Committee discussion, N597–600

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization, 2355–2357

Potential offers, discussions, formal and informal, 2367

Risk assessment analysis, 73–74

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Elimination, 2453–2454, 3035

And private sector operators, 6251
Impact on vulnerable people, 4402–4403
Sale of assets, 2278–2279, 2425
Sale of assets and impact assessment, 2039
Sale of assets and loss of services, 1881–1882

Saskatchewan Value-added Agriculture Incentive Act (No. 125)

Second reading, 4104–4106

School boards and divisions

Autonomy, 2279

Intent of Bill 63, 2329, 2404

Savings targets

Ministerial direction, retraction of letter, 2238

School Choice Protection Act (No. 89)

Second reading, 4144–4145

Schools

Capital projects

Funding

Repairs and maintenance, 219

Schools, new

Public-private partnership funding model

Costs, maintenance and interest

And funding for other school projects, 4124

Securities Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 159)

Second reading, 5235–5236

Sewage

Industrial waste water systems

Co-op Refinery Complex, Regina, Global Water Awards industrial project of the year, member's statement, 2400–2401

Sexual orientation

Mass shooting in Orlando, Florida (June 12, 2016) and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, member's statement, 471

Sikh Heritage Month Act (No. 616)

First reading, 5847

Snowmobile (Fees) Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 123)

Second reading, 4019–4020

Social Services Ministry

Estimates

(2018-19), main, U629–641

Speaker

Election [Tochor], 2

Speaker and Deputy Speaker, rulings and statements [Session 2]

Language

That's out of order; ask the member to withdraw and apologize; apology and withdrawal of remarks, 4403
Withdraw that "smug" word; withdrawal of comment, 4007

Students

First Nations and Métis

Graduation rates and funding gap, 4007

Suicides

Children, Northern Saskatchewan

Government actions and support, 737, 967

Taxation

Changes, impact, 2097, 2131

Teachers

Collective bargaining agreement, salary increase not fully funded, 544, 575, 625, 636–637

Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2016) v.1, ch.35, P412

Terrorism

Events at British Parliament, London (March 22, 2017), moment of silence and recognition of lives lost, member's statement, 1829

Track and field

Female Athlete of the Year, World Masters Athletics, Carol LaFayette-Boyd, member's statement, 5645

Trade agreements (commerce)

Softwood lumber, United States tariff, 2296

Trade and Export Development Ministry

Estimates

(2019-20), main, E696–710
(2020-21), main, E894–912

Trade shows

Canada's Farm Progress Show

(June 15-17, 2016), member's statement, 541

Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2019 (No. 198)

Second reading, 6651–6652

Trapping industry

Trappers

Licence fees, exemption for seniors, petition, 3590

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

Second reading, 5656–5658, 5754–5755
Committee discussion, N629–640

Public hearings, hold prior to concluding consideration, moved (Wotherspoon); Ruled out of order, N631

Third reading, 5951

Trespass to Property Consequential Amendments Act, 2018 (No. 161)

Second reading, 5659, 5755–5756
Committee discussion, N641

Tributes

MacKenzie, Jack, teacher, member's statement, 5128

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, calls to action

Government implementation, 612–613

Unemployment

And provincial economy, 2254
Youth, and lack of diversification in economy, 624

University of Saskatchewan

College of Medicine

Funding stability, 3511

Utilities

Rate increases and clients in arrears, 5402

Volunteers

National Volunteer week, member's statement, 5728

Wascana Park and Wascana Centre Authority

Governance structure, restore, and end commercialization of park, petition, 4843
Governance structure, restore, and ensure an appropriate building for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, moved (Sarauer)

Questions and comments, 5361–5362

Water

Water quality

And safety of municipal infrastructure, 6274–6275

Water Security Agency

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2018) v.1, ch.12, P549
(2019) v.1, ch.44, P552

Wildfire management

Wildfire management plan, 13, 45

Women

United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (March 12-23, 2018), Saskatchewan participants, member's statement, 4002

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

Second reading, 5681–5682

Wyant, Mr. Gordon (Sask Party, Saskatoon Northwest). s.1: Minister of Justice and Attorney General. s.2,3,4: Deputy Premier, Minister of Education.

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3542, 5676, 5695–5696

Boundary dam carbon capture project

Production capacity and amine costs, 2190–2191
Production capacity and maintenance, 2164

Budget, April 10, 2018

Speakers, 3816–3819

Budget, 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic, budget measures, 6943–6944

Cabinet ministers

Legislative secretaries, work product and compensation, 4348–4349

Canoes and canoeing

Dragon boat racing, Prairie Dragons paddling club, Pan American championships, medal recipients, member's statement, 2294–2295

Carbon sequestration

Test facility at Shand power station

Occupancy, 1750

Carbon tax

Federal imposition

Stop, petition, 3064

Child care

Access and affordability, 6943–6944
Affordability and subsidy review, 5694–5695

Citizenship and civic engagement

Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation, donor recognition, Elaine and Sherwood Scharfe, member's statement, 2823

Coroners

Coroner's and toxicology reports, long delays, 168
Coroner's inquest into handling of Nadine Machiskinic's death, need for, 688

Coroners Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 41)

First reading, 912
Second reading, 1097

Courthouses

Security, deputy sheriffs, layoffs, 1123–1124

Courts

Aboriginal court worker program

Funding cuts, 615

Court delays, Jordan decision

Risk of cases being thrown out, 1592, 1670

Weyburn, Queen's Bench services, transfer to Estevan, 1620–1621

Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan Act, 2016 (No. 18)

First reading, 269
Second reading, 479
Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills, 480
Committee of the Whole on Bills

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wyant), 482

Third reading, 482–483

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation, 1029, 1589–1590, 1620, 1728, 2100, 2298, 2314–2315, 2385–2386

And protection for SaskTel pensions, 1567

Curriculum

Indigenous languages, expansion to include, ministerial statement (Wyant), 5822
Treaty education, online survey, 5870–5871

Domestic violence

Reduction, government plans, 75–76, 512
Victims

Supports, legislation, 1697, 1727

Early childhood education

And child care

Availability and affordability, 5249
Federal funding agreement

Ministerial statement (Wyant), 3478–3479

Educators

Wages, 5802

Preschool programs for children with intensive needs, 4905–4906

Education

Class size, measurement, 5932–5933, 5944–5945, 5982–5983
Consultation and planning for the future, 5749
Staff, educational assistants

Leadership promises, 6159–6160, 6477, 6501–6502, 6530–6531

Staff, violence against, and increasing classroom complexity, 6549–6550

Education Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 157)

First reading, 4991
Committee discussion, U907–908, U910–911
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 5884
Third reading, 5885

Education Ministry

Estimates

(2018-19), main, U607–626, U643–661
(2019-20), main, U801–821, U823–843
(2020-21), main, U1047–1062, U1064–1076, U1077–1096

Education, funding

And funding for early years programming, 5302–5303
And funding for early years programming for special needs children, 3573, 3862–3863
And funding for innovation, 5443, 5469, 5528, 5711–5712, 5892–5893, 5933–5934
And impact of carbon tax, 4704, 4761, 4788
And increased enrolment, 3921–3922, 4384, 4657, 4679
And northern teacher recruitment, 4565
And teacher compensation reduction targets, 4477
Capital and educator costs, 4370–4371
Class size and complexity, 5164, 6711–6712
Class size and composition, 6160–6161, 6222, 6273, 6317, 6362–6363, 6607, 6750–6751
Classroom complexity, 6632–6633
Classroom complexity and teacher retention, 6039–6040
Cornwall School, Regina

Funding elimination, 5470, 5529–5532, 5588, 5620
Future of, 5698–5699

First Nations and Métis

Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 3455–3456, 4187

Impact on student outcomes, 4324–4325
Per student funding and classroom supports, 6335–6336
Planning for carbon tax costs, 5731–5732
Predictability and transparency, 4094–4095, 4157–4158
Reduction, impact on classroom violence, 5945
Restore funding, leadership campaign promise, 3362–3363, 3477, 3595, 3741–3742, 3775, 5221–5222
Resumption of in-classroom learning and support for COVID-19 pandemic adjustments

And contingency funding, 6954–6955, 6979–6980, 6989, 7014, 7039, 7083

Rural deficits and innovation in education delivery, 5802–5803
Staff reductions, impact on student outcomes, 6051

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

First reading, 79
Second reading, 196
Committee discussion, N110
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1508
Third reading, 1508

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

First reading, 138
Second reading, 200
Committee discussion, N112–114
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1510
Third reading, 1510

Families

Separation and divorce

Family Matters program

Province-wide expansion, ministerial statement (Wyant), 513

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

First reading, 269
Second reading, 516
Committee discussion, N115–116
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 1523
Third reading, 1523

First Nations and Métis Fund Inc.

Fund management, Westcap Management, 6665, 6689

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

First reading, 478
Second reading, 523
Committee discussion, N289–292
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2546
Amendments, first and second readings, 2546
Third reading, 2546

Fundraising

B'Nai Brith Silver Plate Dinner in Saskatoon and We Are Proud of You Award for exemplary volunteer service

(November 6, 2018), Bruce Rempel, award recipient, member's statement, 4723

Global Transportation Hub

Land sales, contract with Colliers International, 6404

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 771

Freedom of information requests

And auditor review, 16, 46–47

Government

Infrastructure maintenance plan, 7005–7006
Procurement

And opportunities for local tradespeople, 6965, 7082
Opportunities for local tradespeople and inclusion of community benefits tendering criteria, 7003–7004, 7031, 7037

Transparency and accountability, 5154–5155

Government financial management

Investment funds, management

Access to contracted manager, 6630–6631

Holocaust

Holocaust Memorial Day (April 12, 2018), member's statement, 3769–3770
Holocaust remembrance service, Saskatoon, member's statement

(March 18, 2018), 3473–3474

Hospitals

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert

Funding and recognition as a tertiary centre, 1239–1240

Infrastructure

COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery stimulus funding

Local benefit, 6965, 7003, 7037–7038, 7082

Interpretation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 40)

First reading, 912
Second reading, 974
Committee discussion, N211–230
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2316
Third reading, 2317

Justice Ministry

Estimates

(2016-17) main, N3–5, N7–10, N13, N15–18, N21, N23–24, N27–30
(2016-17, November), supplementary, N128–130, N136
(2017-18) main, N181–183, N185–188, N190, N196–197, N200–203, N205–207, N209–210

Written questions, response time, 1238

Justices of the Peace Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 20)

First reading, 269
Withdrawn, 300

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

First reading, 456
Second reading, 522
Committee discussion, N99
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1507
Third reading, 1508

Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 60)

Second reading, 2103
Committee discussion, N300–301
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2547
Third reading, 2547

Libraries, public

Saskatchewan Information & Library Services Consortium

System review, 4934, 4989–4990

Literacy

Family literacy supports, funding elimination, 5778

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

First reading, 478
Second reading, 525
Committee discussion, N293–294
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2546
Third reading, 2546

Mental health

Funding, federal and in-school supports, 3512
Mental Health and Addiction Services Fun Run, 2018, Saskatoon, member's statement, 4261

Mental health services

Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 4036–4037, 4291–4292, 4450–4451, 6296

Ministerial statements [Session 1]

Families

Separation and divorce, Family Matters program, province-wide expansion (Wyant), 513

Ministerial statements [Session 2]

Early childhood education

And child care, federal funding agreement (Wyant), 3478–3479

Ministerial statements [Session 3]

Curriculum

Indigenous languages, expansion to include (Wyant), 5822

Northlands College

Board appointee Vince Natomagan, history of violent behaviour, 5151–5152

Political parties

Donations

Corporate, union, and out-of-province, 1153, 1210–1211, 1505, 1696
Corporations and lobbyists, 1238–1239, 1397, 2331, 2387, 2407, 2542–2543
Public reporting, 2368

Power Corporation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 17)

Committee discussion, C155–156, C158–162, C164
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1479
Third reading, 1479

Priority Saskatchewan

Contractor selection criteria, support for local contractors, 5749–5750
Single-window procurement model, 4678

Prisoners

Deaths in custody

Coroner's inquest and jury recommendations, 2499
Coroner's inquest, removal of requirement, 945, 971

Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 15)

First reading, 190–191
Second reading, 223–224
Committee discussion, N116–117
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 1522
Third reading, 1523

Public service

Vendor-sponsored travel and gifts

Employee policies and government review, 4987

Public-private partnerships

Funding model, factors considered when choosing, 3375–3376
Maintenance responsibilities and condition of facilities, 7004–7006

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

First reading, 78–79
Second reading, 194
Committee discussion, N100–101, N104–105, N107, N109
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1508
Third reading, 1508

Question period [Session 1]

Boundary dam carbon capture project

Production capacity and amine costs, 2190–2191
Production capacity and maintenance, 2164

Carbon sequestration

Test facility at Shand power station

Occupancy, 1750

Coroners

Coroner's and toxicology reports, long delays, 168
Coroner's inquest into handling of Nadine Machiskinic's death, need for, 688

Courthouses

Security, deputy sheriffs, layoffs, 1123–1124

Courts

Aboriginal court worker program

Funding cuts, 615

Court delays, Jordan decision

Risk of cases being thrown out, 1592, 1670

Weyburn, Queen's Bench services, transfer to Estevan, 1620–1621

Crown corporations

Privatization, defining with legislation, 1029, 1589–1590, 1620, 1728, 2100, 2298, 2314–2315, 2385–2386

And protection for SaskTel pensions, 1567

Domestic violence

Reduction, government plans, 75–76, 512
Victims

Supports, legislation, 1697, 1727

Global Transportation Hub, land acquisition deal, 771

Freedom of information requests

And auditor review, 16, 46–47

Hospitals

Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert

Funding and recognition as a tertiary centre, 1239–1240

Justice Ministry

Written questions, response time, 1238

Political parties

Donations

Corporate, union, and out-of-province, 1153, 1210–1211, 1505, 1696
Corporations and lobbyists, 1238–1239, 1397, 2331, 2387, 2407, 2542–2543
Public reporting, 2368

Prisoners

Deaths in custody

Coroner's inquest and jury recommendations, 2499
Coroner's inquest, removal of requirement, 945, 971

Regina bypass

Contractors, local, 473, 2440
Public-private partnership with Vinci (France)

Contract details, access to, 1667–1668, 1693–1694, 1695–1696, 1728–1729, 1750–1751

And cost per kilometer, 1812–1813

Renewable energy

Water power

Tazi Twé hydroelectric project, Black Lake, 2441

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Rates

Increased and infrastructure spending, 1209

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization, 2356

SaskBuilds Corporation

Honorariums paid to unsuccessful bidders, 2427

Women

Status of Women Office

Staffing, and government support for women, 2544

Question period [Session 2]

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 3542

Cabinet ministers

Legislative secretaries, work product and compensation, 4348–4349

Education, funding

And funding for early years programming for special needs children, 3573, 3862–3863
And increased enrolment, 3921–3922, 4384
Capital and educator costs, 4370–4371
First Nations and Métis

Provincial funding

Filling federal gap, 3455–3456, 4187

Impact on student outcomes, 4324–4325
Predictability and transparency, 4094–4095, 4157–4158
Restore funding, leadership campaign promise, 3362–3363, 3477, 3595, 3741–3742, 3775

Mental health

Funding, federal and in-school supports, 3512

Mental health services

Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 4036–4037, 4291–4292, 4450–4451

Public-private partnerships

Funding model, factors considered when choosing, 3375–3376

Schools

Capital projects, 4262–4263

Funding

Repairs and replacements, funding predictability, 4069

Schools, new

Public-private partnership funding model

Costs, maintenance and interest

And funding for other school projects, 4124–4125

Students

First Nations and Métis

Graduation rates and funding gap, 4007

Teachers

Salaries, funding commitment, 4240–4241, 4263, 4288

Question period [Session 3]

Autism

Individualized funding, early childhood intervention, and learning supports, 5676, 5695–5696

Child care

Affordability and subsidy review, 5694–5695

Curriculum

Treaty education, online survey, 5870–5871

Early childhood education

And child care

Availability and affordability, 5249

Educators

Wages, 5802

Preschool programs for children with intensive needs, 4905–4906

Education

Class size, measurement, 5932–5933, 5944–5945, 5982–5983
Consultation and planning for the future, 5749

Education, funding

And funding for early years programming, 5302–5303
And funding for innovation, 5443, 5469, 5528, 5711–5712, 5892–5893, 5933–5934
And impact of carbon tax, 4704, 4761, 4788
And increased enrolment, 4657, 4679
And northern teacher recruitment, 4565
And teacher compensation reduction targets, 4477
Class size and complexity, 5164
Classroom complexity and teacher retention, 6039–6040
Cornwall School, Regina

Funding elimination, 5470, 5529–5532, 5588, 5620
Future of, 5698–5699

Planning for carbon tax costs, 5731–5732
Reduction, impact on classroom violence, 5945
Restore funding, leadership campaign promise, 5221–5222
Rural deficits and innovation in education delivery, 5802–5803
Staff reductions, impact on student outcomes, 6051

Government

Transparency and accountability, 5154–5155

Libraries, public

Saskatchewan Information & Library Services Consortium

System review, 4934, 4989–4990

Literacy

Family literacy supports, funding elimination, 5778

Northlands College

Board appointee Vince Natomagan, history of violent behaviour, 5151–5152

Priority Saskatchewan

Contractor selection criteria, support for local contractors, 5749–5750
Single-window procurement model, 4678

Public service

Vendor-sponsored travel and gifts

Employee policies and government review, 4987

Schools

Ecole St. Pius X

Infrastructure needs and student safety, 5118

Students

Gay-straight alliances

Privacy protection, 5763–5764

Teachers

Student/teacher ratio and classroom capacity, 5777–5778

Question period [Session 4]

Budget, 2020-21

COVID-19 pandemic, budget measures, 6943–6944

Child care

Access and affordability, 6943–6944

Education

Staff, educational assistants

Leadership promises, 6159–6160, 6477, 6501–6502, 6530–6531

Staff, violence against, and increasing classroom complexity, 6549–6550

Education, funding

Class size and complexity, 6711–6712
Class size and composition, 6160–6161, 6222, 6273, 6317, 6362–6363, 6607, 6750–6751
Classroom complexity, 6632–6633
Per student funding and classroom supports, 6335–6336
Resumption of in-classroom learning and support for COVID-19 pandemic adjustments

And contingency funding, 6954–6955, 6979–6980, 6989, 7014, 7039, 7083

First Nations and Métis Fund Inc.

Fund management, Westcap Management, 6665, 6689

Global Transportation Hub

Land sales, contract with Colliers International, 6404

Government

Infrastructure maintenance plan, 7005–7006
Procurement

And opportunities for local tradespeople, 6965, 7082
Opportunities for local tradespeople and inclusion of community benefits tendering criteria, 7003–7004, 7031, 7037

Government financial management

Investment funds, management

Access to contracted manager, 6630–6631

Infrastructure

COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery stimulus funding

Local benefit, 6965, 7003, 7037–7038, 7082

Mental health services

Children and youth

Services and in-school supports, 6296

Public-private partnerships

Maintenance responsibilities and condition of facilities, 7004–7006

Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford

Structural deficiencies and project oversight, 7004–7005

School boards and divisions

Autonomy and perceived pressure from Premier, 6791–6792

Schools

Buses, overcrowding and student safety, 6223
Capacity, impact on class size and overcrowding, 6252–6253
Capital projects

Funding

Repairs and maintenance, 6711
Repairs and replacements, funding predictability, 6687

Condition of facilities, government investments, 6997–6998

Schools, new

Capacity planning and utilization, 6101, 6160, 6664

Teachers

Collective bargaining and job action, 6842–6843, 6864–6865, 6884–6885
Retention

Increased classroom complexity, impact, 6223, 6401–6402

Regina bypass

Contractors, local, 473, 2440
Public-private partnership with Vinci (France)

Contract details, access to, 1667–1668, 1693–1694, 1695–1696, 1728–1729, 1750–1751

And cost per kilometer, 1812–1813

Renewable energy

Water power

Tazi Twé hydroelectric project, Black Lake, 2441

Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford

Structural deficiencies and project oversight, 7004–7005

Saskatchewan Power Corporation

Annual report (2015-16), C259–260
Estimates

(2017-18), statutory, lending and investing activities, C315, C320–321, C325, C329–332

Provincial Auditor's reports

(2014) v.1, ch.28, C250–251
(2014) v.1, ch.29, C253
(2015) v.1, ch.17, C254
(2015) v.1, ch.18, C257

Rates

Increased and infrastructure spending, 1209

Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Privatization, 2356

SaskBuilds Corporation

Estimates

(2016-17), main, E75–93
(2017-18), main, E295–299, E303–316
(2019-20), main, E729–741
(2020-21), main, E935–944

Honorariums paid to unsuccessful bidders, 2427

School boards and divisions

Autonomy and perceived pressure from Premier, 6791–6792

School Choice Protection Act (No. 89)

Committee discussion, U733–743
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 4363
Amendments, first and second readings, 4363
Third reading, 4363

Schools

Buses, overcrowding and student safety, 6223
Capacity, impact on class size and overcrowding, 6252–6253
Capital projects, 4262–4263

Funding

Repairs and maintenance, 6711
Repairs and replacements, funding predictability, 4069, 6687

Condition of facilities, government investments, 6997–6998
Ecole St. Pius X

Infrastructure needs and student safety, 5118

Schools, new

Capacity planning and utilization, 6101, 6160, 6664
Public-private partnership funding model

Costs, maintenance and interest

And funding for other school projects, 4124–4125

Small Claims Act, 2016 (No. 35)

First reading, 514
Second reading, 554
Committee discussion, N118–119, N121, N125
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 1523
Third reading, 1523

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

First reading, 514
Second reading, 555
Committee discussion, N126
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 1524
Third reading, 1524

Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 6)

First reading, 79
Second reading, 197
Committee discussion, N111–112
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1509
Third reading, 1509

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

First reading, 79
Second reading, 198
Committee discussion, N112
Waive committee of the Whole on Bills, 1509
Third reading, 1509

Students

First Nations and Métis

Graduation rates and funding gap, 4007

Gay-straight alliances

Privacy protection, 5763–5764

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

First reading, 138
Second reading, 198
Committee discussion, N127–128
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 1524
Third reading, 1524

Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 59)

First reading, 2011
Second reading, 2102
Committee discussion, N294–299
Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2547
Third reading, 2547

Teachers

Collective bargaining and job action, 6842–6843, 6864–6865, 6884–6885
Retention

Increased classroom complexity, impact, 6223, 6401–6402

Retirement, Mark Andrews, high school teacher and football coach, member's statement, 3299
Salaries, funding commitment, 4240–4241, 4263, 4288
Student/teacher ratio and classroom capacity, 5777–5778

Tributes

Ryan, Shirley, business leader, member's statement, 736–737

Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 66)

First reading, 2192
Second reading, 2192–2193
Committee of the Whole on Bills

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wyant), 2195

Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2195
Third reading, 2196

Victims of Interpersonal Violence Amendment Act, 2017 (No. 67)

First reading, 2193
Second reading, 2193–2194
Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills, 2193
Third reading, 2196

Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 27)

First reading, 422
Second reading, 480–481
Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills, 482
Committee of the Whole on Bills

Committee, report without amendment, moved (Wyant), 482

Third reading, 483

Women

Status of Women Office

Staffing, and government support for women, 2544