Parents of a Regina boy who was killed by carbon monoxide poisoning say they won't stop fighting for justice after officials shared more details on what caused the leak in their apartment building. ca.style.yahoo.com/regina-fire-...
Second reading of Saskatchewan’s legislation to respond to illicit drugs received unanimous approval in second reading.
Still needs third reading to pass. #skpoli
NDP's Betty Nippi-Albright is up on increase in overdoses firefighters are responding to. Will the minister meet with them or continue overloading them?
Minister Lori Carr says we're focusing on offering more recovery options. #skpoli
NDP's Nicole Sarauer is up on strategic review of ISC. She is asking if the province will keep its promise to maintain golden share of company and that office remains in SK.
Harrison says this is under review and we will keep promises. #skpoli
NDP's Aleana Young is up on power bills going up. She says bills will go up because of the province's costly coal plan.
CIC Minister Jeremy Harrison says the NDP plan would shut down 1/3 of baseload power and truck in LNG. He says the NDP plan would put people out of work. #skpoli
Keith Jorgenson is up on the Turtleford hospital being closed and is asking if the Premier will answer questions for this.
Jeremy Cockrill says all members here should bring forward ideas. He says the NDP is fearmongering about this when they say people are going to die. #skpoli
Jared Clarke is up on his bill to let people know when hospitals are closed in real time.
Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill says we already do this.
Clarke says updating a website at 4 p.m. each day is not real time information.
Cockrill says we agree in principle with Clarke's bill. #skpoli
McPhail is now asking the Justice Minister if he knows the difference between a split lease and a sub lease.
Speaker rules out the question.
SKP members heckling "shame," "shame on all of you" to NDP members. #skpoli
McPhail is up on code of conduct and is asking if Ken Ceveldayoff that conduct.
Speaker is up and SKP members tell McPhail to sit down.
McPhail says politicians need to be accountable. #skpoli
Beck is asking about standards members must follow when renting out constituency offices.
Moe says we work to follow high standards and is asking Beck to announce emails that he says incited hatred. #skpoli
Beck is now asking about following Manitoba to lower food prices.
Moe says grocery stores are fairly close to the legislature. He says there are challenges. #skpoli
Beck says Moe and his cabinet are the only ones talking about how affordable it is here. She asks why SK won't follow suit with Ottawa on cutting gas tax.
Moe says we have low utilities here and people can build families and jobs here. #skpoli
Question Period. NDP Leader Carla Beck is up on Saskatchewan families being squeezed by high inflation rates. She is calling on Premier Scott Moe to cut the gas task.
Moe says Saskatchewan remains an affordable place to live and we've reduced personal income taxes. #skpoli
Saskatchewan is taking aim at reducing the rise in drugs and weapons being dropped by drones into prison yards — sometimes right to an inmate's cell window. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
A union representing Saskatchewan nurses says the closure of Saskatoon's only supervised drug consumption site appears to be having spillover effects in hospitals. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
Saskatchewan health officials say Regina newborns with complex needs or who need specialized surgery are being sent to Saskatoon. www.ctvnews.ca/regina/artic...
Mounties in Saskatchewan are thanking a pilot after he helped save a driver caught in an icy slough last month. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
'It felt like a paywall': Saskatchewan calls cut on movie rating requirements www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/it-... #skpoli
A harm reduction organization in Saskatoon is shutting down completely, with the board's vice-chair saying he expects the closure to create a void in services for those battling addictions. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sup... #skpoli
Saskatchewan officials say hot summer heightens wildfire risks, ready for season www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
A man found guilty of killing a teen nearly 20 years ago at a nighttime campground party was prone to violence from his teens into adulthood, a sentencing hearing heard Thursday. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
NDP's April ChiefCalf is up on the gov't pulling $2.5M from Prairie Harm Reduction. Why is the gov't turning it's back?
Minister Carr says we believe in recovery and more detox beds. We've never funded safe consumption sites.
Conway heckles, "good luck to the St. Paul's emergency room." #skpoli
Clarke says it looks like it took the gov't two decades to design a hospital. How long will Yorkton have to wait?
Cockrill says I'd like to ask the NDP, "how long does it take to close a hospital?"
Teed heckles, "did you open any of those hospitals?"
Cockrill says we've opened many. #skpoli
NDP's Jared Clarke is up on the Yorkton Hospital, and the gov't has confirmed no plans to build it in the next two years. Wasn't the gov't supposed to open it 14 yrs ago?
Minister Sean Wilson says work is underway on this and we will build it. #skpoli
NDP's Jacqueline Roy is up on SK's high gender-based violence rate. She asks why the gov't is refusing money for sexual assault nurse examiners?
Cockrill says there's no place for this violence in our province. He says we have 20 of these people working and 2 are in training. #skpoli
Young says Harrison will say whatever he wants. She says gas plants take less time to build. Why are they pushing ahead with this plan rather than going with natural gas?
Harrison says the NDP doesn't know what it's talking about.
Young heckles, "just a dumb woman, couldn't understand." #skpoli
Young says it's strange Harrison would hide behind Justin Trudeau's CER. Are there really no gas plants being built today? She asks.
Harrison argues the NDP plan would put people out of work.
NDP members heckling, "no, no, noooooooo"
Harrison says we have reliable and affordable power. #skpoli
NDP's Aleana Young is up on power bills doubling. The costs to refurbish coal has tripled, so how does the minister justify this and how much will it end up costing?
CIC Minister Jeremy Harrison says we'll be saving ratepayers $21B by doing this by not building new infra. #skpoli
Pratchler says of course the minister doesn't know the answer because he didn't look into it.
SKP members say, "ooooo."
Speaker tells Pratchler to refrain from that and just ask her Q.
Hindley says Pratchler was in Ottawa, so was she advocating to the federal gov't. #skpoli
Pratchler asks if the minister knows how much parents will be paying who no longer receive coverage?
Hindley says this is a better deal for families. He says the NDP wanted us to extend the previous agreement, which we didn't do. #skpoli