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FIRST SESSION - TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan ____________ DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS ____________ (HANSARD) Published under the authority of The Honourable Dan D’Autremont Speaker N.S. VOL. 54 NO. 30B TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012, 7 p.m. MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN Speaker — Hon. Dan D’Autremont Premier — Hon. Brad Wall Leader of the Opposition — John Nilson Name of Member Political Affiliation Constituency Belanger, Buckley NDP Athabasca Bjornerud, Hon. Bob SP Melville-Saltcoats Boyd, Hon. Bill SP Kindersley Bradshaw, Fred SP Carrot River Valley Brkich, Greg SP Arm River-Watrous Broten, Cam NDP Saskatoon Massey Place Campeau, Jennifer SP Saskatoon Fairview Chartier, Danielle NDP Saskatoon Riversdale Cheveldayoff, Hon. Ken SP Saskatoon Silver Springs Cox, Herb SP The Battlefords D’Autremont, Hon. Dan SP Cannington Docherty, Mark SP Regina Coronation Park Doherty, Kevin SP Regina Northeast Doke, Larry SP Cut Knife-Turtleford Draude, Hon. June SP Kelvington-Wadena Duncan, Hon. Dustin SP Weyburn-Big Muddy Eagles, Doreen SP Estevan Elhard, Hon. Wayne SP Cypress Hills Forbes, David NDP Saskatoon Centre Harpauer, Hon. Donna SP Humboldt Harrison, Hon. Jeremy SP Meadow Lake Hart, Glen SP Last Mountain-Touchwood Heppner, Nancy SP Martensville Hickie, Hon. Darryl SP Prince Albert Carlton Hutchinson, Hon. Bill SP Regina South Huyghebaert, Hon. D.F. (Yogi) SP Wood River Jurgens, Victoria SP Prince Albert Northcote Kirsch, Delbert SP Batoche Krawetz, Hon. Ken SP Canora-Pelly Lawrence, Greg SP Moose Jaw Wakamow Makowsky, Gene SP Regina Dewdney Marchuk, Russ SP Regina Douglas Park McCall, Warren NDP Regina Elphinstone-Centre McMillan, Hon. Tim SP Lloydminster McMorris, Hon. Don SP Indian Head-Milestone Merriman, Paul SP Saskatoon Sutherland Michelson, Warren SP Moose Jaw North Moe, Scott SP Rosthern-Shellbrook Morgan, Hon. Don SP Saskatoon Southeast Nilson, John NDP Regina Lakeview Norris, Hon. Rob SP Saskatoon Greystone Ottenbreit, Greg SP Yorkton Parent, Roger SP Saskatoon Meewasin Phillips, Kevin SP Melfort Reiter, Hon. Jim SP Rosetown-Elrose Ross, Hon. Laura SP Regina Qu’Appelle Valley Sproule, Cathy NDP Saskatoon Nutana Steinley, Warren SP Regina Walsh Acres Stewart, Lyle SP Thunder Creek Tell, Christine SP Regina Wascana Plains Tochor, Corey SP Saskatoon Eastview Toth, Don SP Moosomin Vermette, Doyle NDP Cumberland Wall, Hon. Brad SP Swift Current Weekes, Randy SP Biggar Wilson, Nadine SP Saskatchewan Rivers Wotherspoon, Trent NDP Regina Rosemont Wyant, Gordon SP Saskatoon Northwest LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN 1089 April 17, 2012 [The Assembly resumed at 19:00.] And, Mr. Speaker, the Bill reminds me of my first goal as a hockey player. It was actually in Buffalo Narrows. And it was a EVENING SITTING 2-2 game and the Bill . Like anything else it was certainly a tough game. And one of my friends shot the puck, and it The Speaker: — The time now being 7 o’clock, the debate bounced off the backboards, and I one-timed it in the top shall resume. I recognize the member for Athabasca. corner. And I had to do the shot as such so the puck was actually sideways because if I’d done it flat, the goalie was ADJOURNED DEBATES there, and there wasn’t enough room between the goalie’s mitt and the top of the net. So I had to do it at such an angle where SECOND READINGS the puck went in sideways, and Mr. Speaker, there was enough room, there was enough room in there. There was enough room Bill No. 36 in there that I had to . I made the shot, and it was really a good shot. [The Assembly resumed the adjourned debate on the proposed motion by the Hon. Mr. Morgan that Bill No. 36 — The And I’m getting to the point of the Bill, Mr. Speaker. And what Constituency Boundaries Amendment Act, 2011 be now read a happened was the captain of the other team, the captain of the second time, and on the proposed amendment moved by Mr. other team said after that game he was so discouraged. He was Vermette.] so angry about that goal, because there was only enough room for the puck to fit in based on that angle, that he took the puck Mr. Belanger: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. After a and he took it to the deepest part of Buffalo Lake and buried it very nice supper break, Mr. Speaker — I must add that the and dug a hole in the ice and threw the puck, never to be seen break that I had at supper was with my colleague from again. So that puck lies on the bottom of big Buffalo Lake. Cumberland; we had this great meal, Mr. Speaker — I feel That’s where this Bill should be too, Mr. Speaker. It should be energetic, I feel enthused, and I’m ready to enter the debate next to that puck as a result of the goal that I made in Buffalo a again for a number of hours, Mr. Speaker. number of years ago to win that game in overtime. That puck should, will never be seen again, and that’s where that Bill I want to point out that one of the points that I think that I should be, tied with an anvil, never to be seen again, Mr. closed off as we ended before supper break was the whole Speaker. notion of the question that I asked the Assembly and I asked the people of Saskatchewan on this particular Bill, the whole And that’s my point is the same thing that puck represents — I question of why would we be excluding a number of, I think think the puck represents the same amount of little space there it’s 236,000 young people in Saskatchewan that are under the is to manoeuvre that puck at that time — that’s what’s going to age of 18 and which this government and this party, the happen to these commission members, Mr. Speaker, is the Bill Saskatchewan Party, decided that they would arbitrarily really indicates exactly what they can or can’t do. And it’s eliminate from the decision-making process around the much similar to the space that I was given in terms of putting constituency boundaries or the redrawing of the constituency that puck through to score. That’s the same principle behind boundaries, Mr. Speaker. And that’s kind of what I want to this Bill, Mr. Speaker. begin the second phase of my discussion on in terms of the argument against Bill 36, and that is of course the reason why So if anything, if the Saskatchewan Party want us to do them a you would eliminate all those young people. favour, we will take that Bill, we’ll crumple it up and make it as small and as tiny as we can. We’ll then take it to the same lake. Mr. Speaker, 236,000 young people under the age of 18 in It’s a fairly deep lake because that’s where a lot of the Saskatchewan probably represents about 25 per cent of the commercial fishing activity happens. We’ll take it to that same provincial population, and you’re going to find that obviously lake, and we’ll punch a hole through the ice — there’s a bit of that as these young people become more and more up in age ice left — and we’ll tie that thing to some other heavy that they will soon realize that in 2012 this government didn’t instrument and throw that Bill down that hole, never to be seen include them and didn’t involve them in the decision-making again, Mr. Speaker. And that’s where that Bill belongs, right process around this particular Bill. And that’s what’s really next to my puck in the middle of that lake because, Mr. discouraging because I’m sure somebody within the NDP [New Speaker, it’s not worth the paper it’s written on in any way, Democratic Party] ranks will tell them that’s exactly what shape, or form. happened. So I think that in relation to that Bill, the people of Now, Mr. Speaker, I think there’s an opportunity for this Saskatchewan would be very, very pleased if the Bill was government to simply give the Bill up and say, the Bill doesn’t pulled. I think a lot of people, a lot of families would be very really do anything for democracy. It’s not what we campaigned pleased if the Bill was pulled. And, Mr. Speaker, I think there’ll on. It wasn’t anywhere in any part of our campaign documents be a lot of people privately and quietly in the backbench will nor our platform. So I think it is important that if the also be very pleased if that Bill was pulled because it’s contrary opportunity presents itself, maybe what they should do is to the reasons I think many of them got involved with politics. simply say, all right, you know, the Bill obviously didn’t fit the fairness factor. It didn’t pass the smell test, so to speak, and So, Mr. Speaker, I think that in relation to this Bill, we have maybe we ought to let the Bill go and forever be forgotten. spoken about some of the challenges to the Aboriginal community, the population being, a large number of the 1090 Saskatchewan Hansard April 17, 2012 population being young people and thus not being counted. And government should work, of how politics should work. what you’re doing there, as well, Mr. Speaker, is you’re discouraging First Nations and Métis people from becoming And, Mr.

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