Saskatchewan.

• Date: 22 September 2021
• Author: Ursulescu, Stacey

Spring sitting of the first session of the twenty-ninth legislature

The spring sitting began on April 6, 2021, with the presentation of the budget. It was a 30-day compressed sitting that concluded on May 14, 2021. In accordance with the Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, completion day of the first session of a new legislature must be 29 sitting days after the budget motion is moved.

The spring sitting saw 36 bills advance through the legislative process and receive Royal Assent. Of note was the passage of Bill No. 601, The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act, 2021, a private members' public bill. This bill was re-introduced by opposition member Doyle Vermette after previously being voted down in the prior legislature. The government stated that they had heard on doorsteps during the fall election...