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The fall sitting at the Saskatchewan legislature ended on Tuesday with just a little rowdier question period than was seen in the previous nine days.
The sitting was shortened to a little over two weeks because of the provincial election held in October.
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Ahead of the sitting, Premier Scott Moe talked about wanting better decorum from his MLAs this go-around, and on Tuesday said he would leave it for the Saskatchewan people to judge whether that was achieved.
“People of Saskatchewan have certain expectations of their government — we’re not the Opposition, we are the Government of Saskatchewan, we should conduct ourselves accordingly,” said Moe.
“I would hope throughout this abbreviated session this fall that the people of Saskatchewan can be proud of the individuals — and I’ll speak for the government caucus — how they conducted themselves in the Legislative Assembly.”
The Sask. NDP tended to have a little more to say in the assembly this sitting, though the party also has twice as many MLAs now.
NDP Leader Carla Beck agreed that decorum is important.
“That doesn’t mean that we should put on kid gloves when it comes to the very real issues that are facing Saskatchewan people,” said Beck.
Ahead of the fall sitting, the premier also talked about a change in his government — wanting to respond to the many people in the province who did not vote for the Sask. Party.
He said Tuesday that change was shown in the bigger focus his party put on the issues like health care, education and safety in the Speech from the Throne.
“This session was largely about setting the foundation for both enacting our platform, but providing the change that Saskatchewan people have asked for. And we feel that we have done that, and we’re going to continue to deliver on on just those metrics as we look forward,” said Moe.
Beck, however, doesn’t believe she’s seen any change from the government, saying it’s been the same old government going to back to the same plans and initiatives that haven’t worked.
“Talking about change is easy, demonstrating that is a different thing. And I don’t think we have seen the government really demonstrate that they understand the struggles that Saskatchewan people are facing, nor the message that they were sent in this most recent election,” said Beck.
Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck on Dec. 10, 2024. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
The government introduced a handful of legislation, including introducing and passing its Affordability Act, to try to bring in affordability measures it promised during the election as soon as possible.
The NDP several times tried to bring forward motions around its own affordability ideas but was stopped each time bringing it for discussion by a lack of support from Sask. Party members.
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