CONTENTS

 

Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies

 

 

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

of the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON

CROWN AND CENTRAL AGENCIES

 

Hansard Verbatim Report

 

No. 1— Wednesday, December 4, 2024

 

[The committee met at 08:43.]

 

Procedural Clerk: — Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies. I’m Miranda Gudereit, the committee Clerk. It is my duty as committee Clerk to preside over the election of a new Chair. I’d like to remind members of the process. I will first ask for nominations. Once there are no further nominations, I will then ask a member to move a motion to have a committee member preside as Chair. I will now call for nominations for that position. I recognize Minister Carr.

 

Hon. Lori Carr: — I nominate Doug Steele.

 

Procedural Clerk: — Minister Carr has nominated MLA [Member of the Legislative Assembly] Steele to the position of Chair. Are there any further nominations? Seeing none, I would now invite one of the members to move the motion. Minister Carr.

 

Hon. Lori Carr: — I move:

 

That Doug Steele be elected to preside as Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies.

 

Procedural Clerk: — It has been moved by Minister Carr:

 

That Doug Steele be elected to preside as Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies.

 

All those in favour of the motion?

 

Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

 

Procedural Clerk: — All opposed? I declare the motion carried, and invite MLA Steele to take the Chair.

 

[08:45]

 

Chair Steele: — Thank you committee members. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies. My name is Doug Steele and I am the committee Chair. The next item in the business today is to elect a Deputy Chair. Before we begin, I want to remind members of the process pursuant to the rule 123(2) that the Deputy Chair must be an opposition member. I will first ask for nominations. Once there are no nominations, I will then ask members to move a motion to have the committee member preside as Deputy Chair.

 

I will now call out for nominations for an opposition Deputy Chair. Ms. Mowat.

 

Vicki Mowat: — I nominate Erika Ritchie.

 

Chair Steele: — MLA Mowat has nominated MLA Ritchie to the position of Deputy Chair. Are there are any further nominations? Seeing none, I would now invite one of the members to move the motion. I recognize Ms. Mowat.

 

Vicki Mowat: — I move:

 

That Erika Ritchie be elected to preside as Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies.

 

Chair Steele: — It has been moved by MLA Mowat:

 

That Ms. Ritchie be elected to preside as Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies.

 

Are the members ready for the question?

 

Some Hon. Members: — Question.

 

Chair Steele: — All in favour?

 

Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

 

Chair Steele: — All those opposed? I declare the motion carried.

 

Committee members, we will now establish a steering committee. At the beginning of each legislature, a steering committee is appointed to establish an agenda and the priority of the business for the subsequent meetings. I will now ask for a motion for the establishment of a steering committee. I recognize Minister Carr.

 

Hon. Lori Carr: — I move:

 

That the steering committee be appointed to establish an agenda and priority of business for subsequent meetings; and that the membership be comprised of the Chair and Deputy Chair; and further,

 

That the steering committee shall meet from time to time as directed by the committee or at the call of the Chair; that the presence of all members of the steering committee is necessary to constitute a meeting; and that substitutions from the membership of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies be permitted on the steering committee.

 

Chair Steele: — Ms. Carr has moved. Are the members ready for the question?

 

Some Hon. Members: — Question.

 

Chair Steele: — All in favour of the motion?

 

Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

 

Chair Steele: — Agreed. All those opposed? I declare the motion carried.

 

We have three documents to table: CCA 1‑30, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan: Report of public losses January 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2024; CCA 2‑30, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan: Report of public losses April 1st, 2024 to June 30th, 2024; CCA 3‑30, Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan: 2023-2024 CIC and Subsidiary Crowns payee disclosure report.

 

I would like to advise the committee that pursuant to rule 145(1), the following documents were committed to our committee in the twenty-ninth legislature: Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan: 2023‑24 annual report; CIC Assessment Management Inc. financial statements for the year ended March 31st, 2024; Capital Pension Plan: 2023‑24 annual report; Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation: 2023‑24 annual report; SGC Holding Corporation Inc.: Financial statements for the year ending March 30th, 2024; Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan Corporation: 2023‑24 annual report; LGS Holdings Incorporated: Financial statements for the year ending March 31st, 2024; SaskEnergy: 2023‑24 annual report; SaskEnergy: 2023‑24 SaskEnergy Incorporated subsidiary financial statements; Saskatchewan Government Insurance superannuation plan: 2023 annual report; SGI Canada: 2023‑24 annual report; Saskatchewan Auto Fund: 2023‑24 annual report; SGI Insurance Services Ltd.: 2023 annual report; Coachman Insurance Company: 2023 annual report; Saskatchewan Power Corporation: 2023‑24 annual report; NorthPoint Energy Solutions Incorporated: 2023‑24 financial report; Power Corporation: Superannuation plan 2023 annual report; SaskTel: 2023‑24 annual report; Saskatchewan Telecommunications: Financial statement for the year ended March 31st 2024; Saskatchewan Telecommunications International Inc.: Financial statement for the year ended March 31st, 2024; Saskatchewan Telecommunications Pension Plan: Annual report for the year ending March 31st, 2024; Saskatchewan Water Corporation: 2023‑24 annual report.

 

The following Provincial Auditor’s chapter has also been committed to the committee in the twenty-ninth legislature: 2024 report volume 1, chapter 16; Saskatchewan Gaming Corporation — Preventing Cyberattacks; and in the thirtieth legislature from the 2024 report volume 2, chapter 30: SaskPower — Maintaining Above-Ground Assets Used to Distribute Electricity; and chapter 32: Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies were committed to the committee.

 

That concludes our business for today. I would like to ask a member to move a motion for adjournment. Minister Carr.

 

Hon. Lori Carr: — I move the committee now adjourn.

 

Chair Steele: — All agree?

 

Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

 

Chair Steele: — Carried. The committee stands adjourned to the call of the Chair. Thank you so much.

 

[The committee adjourned at 08:52]

 

 

 

 

 

Published under the authority of the Hon. Todd Goudy, Speaker

 

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