Hansard Speaker Index - 30th Legislature

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Reiter, Hon. Jim (Sask Party, Rosetown-Delisle) s.1: Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, Minister of Immigration and Career Training, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
- Adult basic education
  - Ignite Adult Learning, funding, 738–739
- Appropriation Act, 2025 (No. 1) (No. 23)
  - First reading, 980
  - Second and third readings, 981
- Budget, 2025-26
  - Projections, decreased oil price, impact, 1034
  - Projections, economic and fiscal, impact on surplus, 626–627
- Budget, March 19, 2025
  - Budget address, 295–300
  - Speakers, 496–497
  - Moved (Reiter) that the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government, 300
- Cost of living
  - And carbon tax, 625–626
  - Opposition motions, support for, and government campaign commitments, 127–128
- Crop insurance
  - Payments, impact on government finances, 127
- Federal government
  - Equalization formula, legal actions, 756
- Finance Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, C89–99
- Food security
  - Northern Saskatchewan, impact on community health, 18, 74–75
- Fuel tax
  - Suspend for six months
    - Opposition motion, support for, and government campaign commitments, 18–19, 71
- Greenhouse gas mitigation
  - Output-based performance standards, reduced to zero
    - Budget, impact on, 506–507
- Groceries
  - Cost, and provincial affordability initiatives, 851
- Health care
  - Challenges, and minister's attendance at Canada Strong and Free conference, 702
  - Laboratory services, American contract, 581
- Immigration and Career Training Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, E101–108, E110–111
- Income Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 13)
  - First reading, 339
  - Second reading, 522–523
  - Committee discussion C100
  - Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 758
  - Third reading, 758
- Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, U111–118
- Legislative Assembly members
  - Member for Humboldt-Watrous [Hilbert], inappropriate comments regarding federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, apology
    - And caucus duties, 721
    - And support for immigrant communities, 701–702
- Motions for supply
  - Resolutions
    - First and second readings, 980
    - Fiscal year ending March 31st, 2025
      - General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses, moved (Reiter), 980
    - Fiscal year ending March 31st, 2026
      - General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses, moved (Reiter), 980
- National Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job)
  - Member's statement, 775
- National unity
  - Federal policies, impact on, and support for a united Canada, 870
  - Separation referendum
    - And free speech, 870–871
    - Capital investment, impact on, 909, 952
  - Western separation and Indigenous treaty rights, 871–872
- Parks, provincial
  - Online booking system, contract with American company, 565
- Potash industry
  - Russian, lifting of sanctions, and impact of American tariffs, 452
- Provincial sales tax
  - At the grocery store, elimination, and government affordability measures, 128
- Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 16)
  - First reading, 397
  - Second reading, 523
  - Committee discussion C101
  - Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 758
  - Third reading, 758
- Question period [Session 1]
  - Adult basic education
    - Ignite Adult Learning, funding, 738–739
  - Budget, 2025-26
    - Projections, decreased oil price, impact, 1034
    - Projections, economic and fiscal, impact on surplus, 626–627
  - Cost of living
    - And carbon tax, 625–626
    - Opposition motions, support for, and government campaign commitments, 127–128
  - Crop insurance
    - Payments, impact on government finances, 127
  - Federal government
    - Equalization formula, legal actions, 756
  - Food security
    - Northern Saskatchewan, impact on community health, 18, 74–75
  - Fuel tax
    - Suspend for six months
      - Opposition motion, support for, and government campaign commitments, 18–19, 71
  - Greenhouse gas mitigation
    - Output-based performance standards, reduced to zero
      - Budget, impact on, 506–507
  - Groceries
    - Cost, and provincial affordability initiatives, 851
  - Health care
    - Challenges, and minister's attendance at Canada Strong and Free conference, 702
    - Laboratory services, American contract, 581
  - Legislative Assembly members
    - Member for Humboldt-Watrous [Hilbert], inappropriate comments regarding federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, apology
      - And caucus duties, 721
      - And support for immigrant communities, 701–702
  - National unity
    - Federal policies, impact on, and support for a united Canada, 870
    - Separation referendum
      - And free speech, 870–871
      - Capital investment, impact on, 909, 952
    - Western separation and Indigenous treaty rights, 871–872
  - Parks, provincial
    - Online booking system, contract with American company, 565
  - Potash industry
    - Russian, lifting of sanctions, and impact of American tariffs, 452
  - Provincial sales tax
    - At the grocery store, elimination, and government affordability measures, 128
  - Refugees
    - Ukraine, invasion of (2022)
      - Settlement supports, funding, 851–852, 873–874
  - Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program
    - Allocations, reduced, impact on applications, 979, 1010
  - Tariffs
    - Budgeting for
      - And benefits of balanced budget, 335, 452, 455, 485
      - And provincial economic strength, 309
      - And reduction of output-based performance standards, 563–564
    - Impact of
      - And support for workers, 562
      - And supports for people and businesses, 537–538, 561
    - United States, government messaging and outreach, 580
  - Trade
    - Infrastructure and market development, 580
  - Vehicles
    - Electric, tariffs on Chinese imports, 757
- Refugees
  - Ukraine, invasion of (2022)
    - Settlement supports, funding, 851–852, 873–874
- Saskatchewan Affordability Act (No. 1)
  - First reading, 131
  - Second reading, 254–255
  - Committee discussion
    - Committee, report without amendment, moved (Reiter), 256
  - Third reading, 256
- Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 5)
  - First reading, 212
  - Second reading, 521
  - Committee discussion U135–136
  - Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 828
  - Third reading, 828
- Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program
  - Allocations, reduced, impact on applications, 979, 1010
- Tariffs
  - Budgeting for
    - And benefits of balanced budget, 335, 452, 455, 485
    - And provincial economic strength, 309
    - And reduction of output-based performance standards, 563–564
  - Impact of
    - And support for workers, 562
    - And supports for people and businesses, 537–538, 561
  - United States, government messaging and outreach, 580
- Trade
  - Infrastructure and market development, 580
- Vehicles
  - Electric, tariffs on Chinese imports, 757
- Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 4)
  - First reading, 212
  - Second reading, 520
  - Committee discussion U133–134
  - Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 827
  - Third reading, 827
Ritchie, Erika (NDP, Saskatoon Nutana)
- Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]
  - Speakers, 142–143
- Climate change
  - Take action, petition, 234
- Cost of living
  - Affordability crisis, address, petition, 13
- Court of Appeal (Residency) Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 7)
  - Second reading, 519
- Drug and alcohol abuse
  - Overdoses, Saskatoon, crisis
    - Government supports and recovery-oriented system of care, 455
- Environmental protection
  - Northeast swale, Saskatoon, suspend development and update legislation protecting species at risk and important ecological habitat, petition, 988
- Government financial management
  - Debt redemption
    - Estimates
      - (2025-26), main, statutory, C62–68, C77–78
        
        Interest on gross debt, Crown Enterprise share, C62–68, C77–78
        
        Sinking fund payments, government share, C62–68, C77–78
- Government procurement
  - American contracts and suppliers, review
    - And support for local companies, 538
  - Policy that prioritizes local workers and business, implement, moved (Ritchie), 595–597
- Health care
  - Staff shortages
    - Crisis, fix, petition, 449
- Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
  - Shares, potential purchase by Barbadian company, 808–809, 825
- Intimate partner violence
  - Education in workplaces, mandate, petition, 867
- Municipal governance
  - Loewen, Mairin, former Saskatoon city councillor, recognition, member's statement, 263–264
- Pharmacies
  - Pharmacy Appreciation Month, member's statement, 479
- Power Corporation Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 14)
  - Second reading, 527
- Question period [Session 1]
  - Drug and alcohol abuse
    - Overdoses, Saskatoon, crisis
      - Government supports and recovery-oriented system of care, 455
  - Government procurement
    - American contracts and suppliers, review
      - And support for local companies, 538
  - Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
    - Shares, potential purchase by Barbadian company, 808–809, 825
  - Tourism industry
    - Prairie Lily Riverboat, Saskatoon, shutdown due to low water levels, 952
- Saskatchewan assured income for disability
  - Benefits
    - Indexation
      - Petition, 577
- Saskatchewan Commercial Innovation Incentive (Patent Box) Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 17)
  - Second reading, 529
- Saskatchewan Employment Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 5)
  - Second reading, 522
- SaskBuilds and Procurement Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2024, December), supplementary, C6–7
    - (2025-26), main, C81–87
- Theatre
  - Paper Wheat, Dancing Sky Theatre, Meacham, recognition, member's statement, 990
- Tourism industry
  - Prairie Lily Riverboat, Saskatoon, shutdown due to low water levels, 952
- Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 9)
  - Second reading, 525–526
- Ukraine, invasion of (2022)
  - Solidarity, member's statement, 505
- Virtual physician program
  - Emergency or obstetrical services, prohibit use for, moved (Conway); amendment (Carr), 836–839
- Water Security Agency
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, E26–36
  - Provincial Auditor's reports
    - (2023) v.1, ch.26, P139–141
    - (2024) v.1, ch.24, P143–144
- Wildlife
  - Duncairn Reservoir Migratory Bird Sanctuary, protect from irrigation expansion, petition, 262–263
Ross, Hon. Alana (Sask Party, Prince Albert Northcote) s.1: Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport
- Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]
  - Speakers, 45–46
- Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amendment Act, 2025 (No. 15)
  - First reading, 339
  - Second reading, 527–528
  - Committee discussion C107–110
  - Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills, 913
  - Third reading, 914
- Community rink affordability grant
  - Expansion, funding, ministerial statement (Ross, A.), 787
- Culture and multiculturalism
  - Ukrainian Heritage Month, legislation, 826
- Film industry
  - Film and television production grant, funding, 396–397
  - United States tariffs, impact on and support for, 911
- Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee
  - Elections
    - Chair [McLeod, B.], moved (Ross, A.), N1
  - Steering committee
    - Agenda, priority of business, and membership, moved (Ross, A.), N1
- Intimate partner violence
  - And family violence, provincial rates and government interventions, 104, 722
  - And family violence, provincial rates and government interventions, funding, 164, 651–652
- Ministerial statements [Session 1]
  - Community rink affordability grant
    - Expansion, funding (Ross, A.), 787
- Parks, Culture and Sport Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2024, December), supplementary, C3
    - (2025-26), main, N29–33, N35, N37, N39, N42–47
- Parks, provincial
  - Online booking system, contract with American company, 564–565, 608
- Question period [Session 1]
  - Culture and multiculturalism
    - Ukrainian Heritage Month, legislation, 826
  - Film industry
    - Film and television production grant, funding, 396–397
    - United States tariffs, impact on and support for, 911
  - Intimate partner violence
    - And family violence, provincial rates and government interventions, 104, 722
    - And family violence, provincial rates and government interventions, funding, 164, 651–652
  - Parks, provincial
    - Online booking system, contract with American company, 564–565, 608
  - Refugees
    - Ukraine, invasion of (2022)
      - Settlement supports, funding, 852
  - Sikhs
    - Sikh Heritage Month, legislation
      - Support for, 541
- Refugees
  - Ukraine, invasion of (2022)
    - Settlement supports, funding, 852
- Sikhs
  - Sikh Heritage Month, legislation
    - Support for, 541
- Tourism Saskatchewan
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, N48–53, N56
Rowden, Darlene (Sask Party, Batoche)
- Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]
  - Speakers, 59–61
- Affordability measures
  - Consistent and meaningful, government record, moved (Weger)
    - Questions and comments 594
- Agriculture
  - China, tariffs
    - Eliminate, petition, 390
- Budget, March 19, 2025
  - Speakers, 370–373
- Business
  - Supports, recognition, moved (Crassweller)
    - Questions and comments 769
- Economy Committee
  - Reports
    - First, adopted and presented to the Assembly, E116
- Government procurement
  - American contracts and suppliers, review
    - And cancel those that could be filled by local providers, moved (Housser), 683–684
      - Questions and comments 688
- Greenhouse gas mitigation
  - Output-based performance standards, reduced to zero
    - Community response, positive, member's statement, 535
- Leadership
  - Horatio Alger Association scholarship recipient Kayla Peacock, recognition, member's statement, 289
- Maiden speeches, 59–61
- National Addictions Awareness Week
  - Member's statement, 69
- New Democratic Party, Saskatchewan
  - Campaign expenses, out-of-province, member's statement, 907
- Official opposition
  - Critique, member's statement, 334
- Schools, new and renovated
  - La Loche, Nįtélazёtúë Elementary School, Indigenous cultural and learning spaces, member's statement, 847
- Service clubs
  - MacDowell & District Lions Club, Spring Fling fundraiser, recognition, member's statement, 894
  - Rotary Club of Prince Albert, school bus donation to Rotary Club of La Penita, recognition, member's statement, 672
- Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Investment Tax Credit Act (No. 20)
  - Committee discussion
    - Committee, report without amendment, moved (Rowden), E123
- Tourism industry
  - Wheatland Express train tours, member's statement, 277
- University of Saskatchewan
  - Circle of Honour scholarship, recipient Katelynn Tait, recognition, member's statement, 821
- Virtual physician program
  - Emergency or obstetrical services, prohibit use for, moved (Conway); amendment (Carr), 833
- Wildlife
  - Annual fish fry, Cudworth, fundraiser for wildlife education, member's statement, 717
Roy, Jacqueline (NDP, Regina Northeast)
- Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]
  - Speakers, 34–36
- Budget, March 19, 2025
  - Speakers, 400–404
- Bus services
  - Gravelbourg Cares bus shuttle, recognition, member's statement, 868
- Education
  - Policy, preferred first names and pronouns, repeal, petition, 623
- Education Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, U49–52
- Education, funding
  - Adequacy
    - And specialized support classroom, expansion of pilot project, 163–164
  - Adequate, immediately provide, petition, 276
- Francophones
  - Fransaskois month, member's statement, 332–333
- Housing
  - Glen Elm mobile home retirement community, evictions, government supports, 608
- Human Rights Day
  - Member's statement, 277
- International Transgender Day of Visibility
  - Member's statement, 505
- Justice Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, N75–78
- Legislative Assembly members
  - Member for Humboldt-Watrous [Hilbert], inappropriate comments regarding federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, apology
    - And caucus duties, 721
- Maiden speeches, 34–36
- Mental health and addictions
  - Crisis, work with experts on evidence-based solutions, petition, 503
- Miscellaneous Statutes (Public Registries Enhancement) Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) (No. 11)
  - Second reading, 635
- Miscellaneous Statutes (Public Registries) Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 10)
  - Second reading, 634
- National unity
  - Separation referendum
    - Capital investment, impact on, 951–952
  - Support for, and opposition to President Trump's annexation threat, moved (Young, A.), 857–858
    - Questions and comments 862
- Parks, Culture and Sport Ministry
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, N42–46
- Question period [Session 1]
  - Education, funding
    - Adequacy
      - And specialized support classroom, expansion of pilot project, 163–164
  - Housing
    - Glen Elm mobile home retirement community, evictions, government supports, 608
  - Legislative Assembly members
    - Member for Humboldt-Watrous [Hilbert], inappropriate comments regarding federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, apology
      - And caucus duties, 721
  - National unity
    - Separation referendum
      - Capital investment, impact on, 951–952
  - Schools
    - École Boréale, Ponteix, infrastructure needs, and government investments in education capital, 872–873
- Saskatchewan Housing Corporation
  - Units, renovate, make available and affordable, and ensure vacant units are occupied, petition, 157
- Schools
  - École Boréale, Ponteix, infrastructure needs, and government investments in education capital, 872–873
- Sergeant-at-Arms
  - Goodhand, William (Bill), former, statement of condolence, 1023
- Students
  - With complex needs, conduct an in-depth review of policies, programs, and funding models, petition, 802
- Tourism Saskatchewan
  - Estimates
    - (2025-26), main, N56–58