Saskatchewan: Spring sitting of the fourth session of the twenty-eighth Legislature.

• Date: 22 September 2020
• Author: Ursulescu, Stacey

As previously reported, on March 18, 2020, the planned budget presentation was cancelled and the Assembly adjourned to the call of the Chair due to COVID-19.

On May 26, 2020, House leadership agreed to a June 15, 2020, resumption of the legislative session on a modified schedule with a July 3, 2020 completion date.

On June 15, 2020, the Standing Committee on House Services met to consider and adopt a report which identified and developed temporary modifications to the processes, practices, and standing orders in order to facilitate the safe resumption of the session in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement included:

* a 14-day sitting period including a budget address on June 15, 2020;

* 60 hours' consideration...