CONTENTS
Standing Committee on Public Accounts
THIRTIETH
LEGISLATURE
of
the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
STANDING
COMMITTEE ON
Hansard Verbatim Report
No.
1 — Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Procedural Clerk:
— Good morning, committee members. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Public
Accounts. 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 MLA [Member of the Legislative Assembly] Conway.
Meara Conway: — I nominate Trent Wotherspoon to serve as Chair.
Procedural Clerk:
— MLA Conway has nominated MLA Wotherspoon to the position of Chair. Are there
any further nominations? Being none, I would now invite one of the members to
move the motion. I recognize MLA Conway.
Meara Conway: — I move:
That Trent
Wotherspoon be elected to preside as Chair of the Standing Committee on Public
Accounts.
Procedural Clerk:
— It has been moved by MLA Conway:
That Trent
Wotherspoon be elected to preside as Chair of the Standing Committee on Public
Accounts.
All in favour of the motion?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
Procedural Clerk:
— All those opposed? I declare the motion carried and invite MLA Wotherspoon to
take the Chair.
Chair
Wotherspoon: — Good morning. My name’s Trent
Wotherspoon. I serve as the MLA for Regina Mount Royal. I’m thankful to serve
along with you as the Chair of Public Accounts. I look forward to the work
ahead of us.
Our first item of business today will be
the election of a Deputy Chair. I just want to remind members of the process.
I’ll first ask for nominations. Once there are no further nominations, I’ll
then ask a member to move a motion to have a committee member preside as Deputy
Chair. I’ll now call for nominations for that position. I recognize Minister
Harrison.
Hon. Daryl Harrison: — Thank you, Mr.
Chair. I move:
That Sean Wilson be elected to preside as Deputy
Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
Chair
Wotherspoon: — Minister Harrison has nominated MLA
Wilson to the position of Deputy Chair. Are there any further nominations?
Seeing none, I would now invite one of the members to move a motion. Mr.
Harrison.
Hon. Daryl Harrison: — I so move.
Chair
Wotherspoon: — Moved by Minister Harrison:
That Sean Wilson be
elected to preside as Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Public
Accounts.
All in favour of this motion?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
Chair
Wotherspoon: — All opposed? I declare the motion
carried. The next item of business on our agenda is the establishment of our
steering committee. I’d ask a member to move the steering committee motion. I
recognize Minister Harrison.
Hon. Daryl Harrison: — Thank you, Mr.
Chair. I move:
That a 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 Public Accounts be permitted on the
steering committee.
Chair
Wotherspoon: — So moved by Minister Harrison. Is
that agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
Chair
Wotherspoon: — That’s carried. We have the
following items to table: PAC 1‑30, Ministry of Education: Report of
public losses, March 1st, 2024 to May 31st, 2024; PAC 2‑30, Provincial
Auditor of Saskatchewan: First quarter financial forecast for the three months
ended June 30th, 2024; PAC 3‑30, Ministry of Finance: Report of public
losses, April 1, 2024 to June 30th, 2024; PAC 4‑30, Ministry of Advanced
Education: Report of public losses, April 1, 2024 to June 30th, 2024; PAC 5‑30,
Ministry of Health: Report of public losses, April 1, 2024 to June 30th, 2024.
PAC 6‑30, Provincial Auditor of
Saskatchewan: Second quarter financial forecast for the six months ending
September 30th, 2024; PAC 7‑30, Ministry of Advanced Education: Report of
public losses, July 1, 2024 to September 30th, 2024; PAC 8‑30, Ministry
of Health: Report of public losses, July 1, 2024 to September 30th, 2024; PAC 9‑30,
Ministry of Education: Report of public losses, June 1, 2024 to August 31st,
2024; PAC 10‑30, Ministry of Finance: Report of public losses, July 1,
2024 to September 30th, 2024.
I’d like to advise the committee that
pursuant to rule 142(2), the following documents were committed to the
committee: Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan 2024 report volume 1, sessional
paper no. 224 from the fourth session of the twenty-ninth legislature;
Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan Annual Report on Operations for the Year
Ended March 31, 2024, sessional paper no. 226 from the fourth session
of the twenty-ninth legislature.
Government of Saskatchewan 2023‑24
Public Accounts volume 1, summary financial statements, sessional paper
no. 229 from the fourth session of the twenty-ninth legislature;
Government of Saskatchewan 2023‑24 Public Accounts volume 2, General
Revenue Fund details filed with the Clerk on October 31st, 2024, sessional
paper 17 from the first session of the thirtieth legislature; Provincial
Auditor of Saskatchewan Business and Financial Plan for the Year Ended March
31, 2026, sessional paper no. 29 from the first session of the
thirtieth legislature; Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan 2024 volume 2,
sessional paper no. 40 from the first session of the thirtieth
legislature.
That concludes our business here today.
I’d ask a member to move a motion of adjournment. Minister Harrison.
Hon. Daryl Harrison: — I move that this
committee now adjourn.
Chair Wotherspoon:
— Minister Harrison has moved. All agreed?
Some
Hon. Members: — Agreed.
Chair Wotherspoon:
— That’s carried. This committee stands adjourned till the call of the Chair.
[The committee adjourned at 09:15.]
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