Saskatchewan.

• Date: 22 June 2022
• Author: Gudereit, Miranda
• Published date: 22 June 2022
• Author: Gudereit, Miranda

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

The second session of the twenty-ninth legislature resumed on March 7, 2022. In accordance with the parliamentary calendar, the Assembly will sit for 40 days before concluding the spring sitting on the Thursday before Victoria Day.

As previously reported, at the beginning of the fall sitting, the Assembly passed a sessional order which established masking requirements in the Chamber and committee room, introduced a COVID-19 vaccination or proof of negative test policy for Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), allowed for absences of members isolating due to COVID-19 exposure, and permitted proxy voting on recorded divisions for the same reason. These measures expired at the conclusion of the fall sitting on December 9, 2021.

In addition, members' desks were returned to their pre-COVID positions in the Chamber. In 2020, to allow for increased physical distancing between members, a number of government desks were relocated to the other side of the Chamber. All government members are once again seated on the government side.

Seating of a new member

Jim Lemaigre, the Saskatchewan Party candidate, was elected in a by-election for the constituency of Athabasca on February 15, 2022. This marks the first time a Saskatchewan Party candidate has won a seat in the Athabasca riding.

On March 7, 2022, the first day of the spring sitting, Mr. Lemaigre...