Petitions of citizens of the province of Saskatchewan were presented and laid upon the Table by the following members: Noor Burki, Erika Ritchie, Joan Pratchler, Hugh Gordon, and Kim Breckner.

Reading and Receiving Petitions

According to order and pursuant to rule 16(7), petitions from residents of the province of Saskatchewan, requesting the following action, were read and received:

To take real action to fight climate change.

(Sessional paper no. 45)

To meaningfully address the affordability crisis in Saskatchewan.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 25)

To suspend the collection of the provincial fuel tax from gasoline and diesel for a period of six months to help families struggling with the high cost of living.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 27)

To immediately provide adequate funding to public, Catholic, and francophone schools.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 34)

To immediately reverse the ban on third party sexual health educators in public schools.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 36)

Tabling of Addendum to Supplementary Estimates

The Hon. Lori Carr laid before the Assembly an addendum to the 2024–25 Supplementary Estimates No. 1.

(Addendum to sessional paper no. 44)

Introduction of Bills / Dépôt de projets de loi

[Le français suit.]

The following bills were introduced, read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time at the next sitting:

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Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés, lus une première fois, et la deuxième lecture en est fixée à la prochaine séance:

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Bill No. 8 —	The Child Care (New Facilities) Amendment Act, 2024 / Projet de loi n^o 8 — Loi modificative de 2024 sur les garderies d’enfants (nouveaux établissements)
	(Hon. / L’hon. Everett Hindley)
Bill No. 9 —	The Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2024
	(Hon. Jeremy Harrison)
Bill No. 10 —	The Miscellaneous Statutes (Public Registries Enhancement) Amendment Act, 2024
	(Hon. Tim McLeod)
Bill No. 11 —	The Miscellaneous Statutes (Public Registries Enhancement) Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) / Projet de loi n^o11 — Loi modificative diverse (amélioration des registres publics) de 2024 (n^o 2)
	(Hon. / L’hon. Tim McLeod)

Statement by the Speaker

Question of Privilege

(Deferral of Ruling)

This morning, at 10:26 a.m., I received a letter from the Deputy Government House Leader (Hon. Lori Carr) in which she raised a question of privilege under the provisions of rule 12 of the Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Opposition House Leader (Nicole Sarauer) has been informed of the details of the case and the proposed question of privilege and the Deputy Opposition House Leader (Meara Conway) has provided me with a written reply in accordance with rule 12(4).

It is my responsibility as Speaker to carefully examine the case in the context of the Assembly’s practices and precedents to determine whether a prima facie case of privilege has been established. As I have not yet had sufficient time to do so, I shall defer my ruling until tomorrow.

Written Questions

The order of the day being called for question no. 1, it was answered. (see appendix)

The order of the day being called for question no. 2, pursuant to rule 21(6), the question was converted and an order for return was issued. (see appendix)

On motion of the Hon. Tim McLeod:

Ordered, That, pursuant to rule 9, the Assembly immediately recess for the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies to conduct its business; and further,

That the Assembly resumes immediately following the adjournment of the committee.

The Assembly recessed from 2:49 p.m. until 4:48 p.m.

Report of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies

Doug Steele, Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies, presented the committee’s first report, which is as follows:

The Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies adopted the committee’s first report, which is as follows:

2024–25 Supplementary Estimates No. 1

The committee considered the supplementary estimates no. 1 for the following ministries and agencies and adopted the following resolutions:

Resolved, that there be granted to His Majesty for the twelve months ending March 31, 2025 the following sums:

Ministries and Agencies

For Corrections, Policing and Public Safety	$97,165,000
For Justice and Attorney General	$15,757,000
For Parks, Culture and Sport	$5,212,000
For Public Service Commission	$3,206,000
For SaskBuilds and Procurement	$9,371,000

The committee recommends that upon concurrence of its report by the Assembly, the sums as reported and approved shall be included in the appropriation bill for consideration by the Legislative Assembly.

(Sessional paper no. 46)

On motion of Doug Steele:

Ordered, That the first report of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies for the thirtieth legislature be now concurred in.

Committee of Finance

The Assembly, according to order, resolved itself into the Committee of Finance.

Summary of resolutions adopted:

GENERAL REVENUE FUND

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (NO. 1) 2024–25

Ministries and Agencies

Resolved, That there be granted to His Majesty for the twelve months ending March 31, 2025 the following sums:

BUDGETARY EXPENSES

1. For Corrections, Policing and Public Safety	$97,165,000
2. For Justice and Attorney General	$15,757,000
3. For Parks, Culture and Sport	$5,212,000
4. For Public Service Commission	$3,206,000
5. For SaskBuilds and Procurement	$9,371,000

Moved by the Hon. Jeremy Harrison:

Resolved, That towards making good the supply granted to His Majesty on account of certain charges and expenses of the public service for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, the sum of one hundred thirty million, seven hundred eleven thousand dollars be granted out of the general revenue fund.

The said resolution was reported, read twice and agreed to, and the committee given leave to sit again.

The Appropriation Act, 2024 (No. 2)

Moved by the Hon. Jeremy Harrison: That Bill No. 12 — The Appropriation Act, 2024 (No. 2) be introduced and read the first time.

The question being put, it was agreed to and the said bill was accordingly read the first time.

By leave of the Assembly and pursuant to rule 32(1)(e), the said bill was then read a second and third time and passed under its title.

On motion of the Hon. Tim McLeod:

Ordered, That this Assembly do now adjourn.

The Assembly adjourned at 4:55 p.m. until Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to an order of the Assembly dated November 27, 2024.

Hon. Todd Goudy

Speaker

APPENDIX

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The following response to a written question was tabled by the government:

Question no. 1 (Nicole Sarauer):

To the Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, (a) how much money has been spent on equipment for the Marshals Service to date, and (b) what type of equipment has been purchased for the Marshals Service to date?

Answer:

a) Since the Saskatchewan Marshals Service came into force $2.4 million has been spent on equipment.

b) The type of equipment that has been purchased is as follows:

Antennas, body armor, storage towers, truck vaults, AEDs, ammunition, audio recording devices, backpacks, batteries, binoculars, cellphone modems and boosters, dome lights, ear pieces, enclosed trailer, firearms, flashlights, gun locks, gun safes, helmets, ID card reader, ignition override systems, jump cables, ladder, docks lights, locks, maintenance tools and supplies, mousetraps, night vision goggle, pistol boxes, pistol sights, prisoner containment products, radios, rifle cases, simulation goggles, sirens, small tools, offroad transportation, tire deflation devices, vehicle battery, vehicle wiring, window breakers.

Office supplies: chairs, conference system, consoles, decals, desks, file cabinets, heaters, laptop, microwave, mics and speakers, network cables, portable hard disks, printers, storage boxes, storage drawers, storage toppers, tables, TVs and wall mounts, vacuum, webcams, workstations.

QUESTIONS ORDERED FOR RETURN

The following written question was converted and an order for return was issued:

Return no. 1 (Betty Nippi-Albright):

To the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Seniors and Rural and Remote Health, the amount of money that has been paid each month to EHN for Willowview Recovery Centre in Lumsden to date.

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