CONTENTS
Standing Committee on House Services
Advocate for Children
and Youth Vote 76
Chief Electoral Officer
Vote 34
Conflict of Interest
Commissioner Vote 57
Information and Privacy
Commissioner Vote 55
Ombudsman and Public
Interest Disclosure Commissioner Vote 56
TWENTY-NINTH
LEGISLATURE
of
the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
HOUSE
SERVICES
Hansard Verbatim Report
No.
13 — Tuesday, April 30, 2024
[The
committee met at 14:59.]
The Deputy Chair:
— Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Nicole Sarauer. I’m Deputy Chair. We
have joining us today Hon. Lori Carr, Hon. Jeremy Harrison, Lisa Lambert, Matt
Love, Greg Ottenbreit, and Nathaniel Teed substituting in for Vicki Mowat.
I’d
like to inform the committee that pursuant to rule 139(5) the following
estimates were committed to the Standing Committee on House Services on March
28th, 2024: vote 76, the Advocate for Children and Youth; vote 34, Chief
Electoral Officer; vote 57, Conflict of Interest Commissioner; vote 55,
Information and Privacy Commissioner; vote 21, Legislative Assembly; vote 56,
Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner; and vote 28, Provincial
Auditor.
[15:00]
We
are here today to consider the ’24‑25 estimates for the legislative
branch of government. Pursuant to rule 139(6) the Speaker shall not preside
during the examination of bills or estimates in this committee. However the
Speaker is here for the consideration of estimates for the Legislative Assembly
and officers of the Legislative Assembly.
General Revenue Fund
Advocate for Children and Youth
Vote 76
The Deputy Chair:
— We’ll begin with vote 76, Advocate for Children and Youth. Advocate for
Children and Youth, subvote (CA01) in the amount of 2,802,000, is that agreed?
Some Hon. Members:
— Agreed.
The Deputy Chair:
— Carried.
Advocate
for Children and Youth, vote 76 — 2,802,000. I will now ask a member to move
the following resolution:
Resolved that there
be granted to His Majesty for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2025, the
following sums for Advocate for Children and Youth in the amount of $2,802,000.
Ms. Carr. Is
that agreed?
Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.
General Revenue Fund
Chief Electoral Officer
Vote 34
The Deputy Chair: — Vote 34, Chief Electoral Officer. Chief
Electoral Officer, subvote (CE01) in the amount of $29,241,000. There is no
vote as this is statutory.
Non-appropriated
expense adjustment in the amount of $240,000. Non-appropriated expense
adjustments are non-cash adjustments presented for informational purposes only.
No amount is to be voted.
General Revenue Fund
Conflict of Interest Commissioner
Vote 57
The Deputy Chair:
— Vote 57, Conflict of Interest Commissioner. Conflict of Interest
Commissioner, subvote (CC01) in the amount of $569,000, is that agreed?
Some Hon. Members:
— Agreed.
The Deputy Chair:
— Carried. Conflict of Interest Commissioner, Vote 57 — $569,000. I will now
ask a member to move the following resolution:
Resolved that there be granted to His
Majesty for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2025, the following sums for
Conflict of Interest Commissioner in the amount of $569,000.
Mr.
Teed. Is that agreed?
Some Hon.
Members: — Agreed.
The Deputy
Chair: — Carried.
General Revenue Fund
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Vote 55
The Deputy Chair:
— Vote 55, Information and Privacy Commissioner. Information and Privacy
Commissioner, subvote (IP01) in the amount of $2,464,000, is that agreed?
Some Hon. Members:
— Agreed.
The Deputy Chair:
— Carried.
Information
and Privacy Commissioner, Vote 55 — $2,464,000. I will now ask a member to move
the following resolution:
Resolved that there
be granted to His Majesty for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2025, the
following sums for Information and Privacy Commissioner in the amount of
$2,464,000.
Ms.
Lambert: — I so move.
The
Deputy Chair: — Ms. Lambert. Is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried.
General Revenue Fund
Legislative Assembly
Vote 21
The
Deputy Chair: — Vote 21, Legislative Assembly.
Central management and services, subvote (LG01) in the amount of $3,676,000, is
that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Legislative Assembly
Services, subvote (LG03) in the amount of $6,913,000, is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Committees of the
Legislative Assembly, subvote (LG04) in the amount of $35,000. There is no vote
as this is statutory.
Payments and allowances to individual
members, subvote (LG05) in the amount of $19,117,000. There is no vote as this
is statutory.
Caucus operations, subvote (LG06) in the
amount of $2,569,000. There is no vote as this is statutory.
Office of the Speaker and Board of
Internal Economy, subvote (LG07) in the amount of $452,000, is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Non-appropriated expense
adjustment in the amount of $150,000. Non-appropriated expense adjustments are
non-cash adjustments presented for informational purposes only. No amount is to
be voted.
Legislative Assembly, vote 21 —
$11,041,000. I will now ask a member to move the following resolution:
Resolved that there
be granted to His Majesty for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2025, the following
sums for Legislative Assembly in the amount of $11,041,000.
Mr.
Ottenbreit: — I’ll make that motion.
The
Deputy Chair: — Mr. Ottenbreit. Is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried.
General Revenue Fund
Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure
Commissioner
Vote 56
The
Deputy Chair: — Vote 56, Ombudsman and Public
Interest Disclosure Commissioner. Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure
Commissioner, subvote (OM01) in the amount of $4,324,000, is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Ombudsman and Public
Interest Disclosure Commissioner, vote 56 — $4,324,000. I will now ask a member
to move the following resolution:
Resolved that there
be granted to His Majesty for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2025, the
following sums for Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner in the
amount of $4,324,000.
Mr.
Love: — I so move.
The
Deputy Chair: — Mr. Love. Is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried.
General Revenue Fund
Provincial Auditor
Vote 28
The
Deputy Chair: — Vote 28, Provincial Auditor.
Provincial Auditor, subvote (PA01) in the amount of $9,342,000, is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Unforeseen expenses,
subvote (PA02) in the amount of $641,000, is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Provincial Auditor, vote 28
— $9,983,000. I will now ask a member to move the following resolution:
Resolved that there
be granted to His Majesty for the 12 months ending March 31st, 2025, the
following sums for Provincial Auditor in the amount of $9,983,000.
Mr. Harrison. Is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. Committee members, you have
before you a draft of the 15th report of the Standing Committee on House
Services. We require a member to move the following motion:
That the 15th
report of the Standing Committee on House Services be adopted and presented to
the Assembly.
Hon.
Mr. J. Harrison: — I so move.
The
Deputy Chair: — Mr. Harrison. Is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. I will now ask a member to
move a motion to adjourn. Mr. Teed has moved. Is that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
The
Deputy Chair: — Carried. This committee stands
adjourned to the call of the Chair.
[The committee adjourned at 15:07.]
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