STANDING COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE

Hansard Verbatim Report

No. 41 — September 16, 2019

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Twenty-Eighth Legislature

STANDING COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE

Mr. Greg Lawrence, Chair

Mr. , Deputy Chair Athabasca

Mr. Dan D’Autremont Cannington

Mr. Kindersley

Mr. Eric Olauson Saskatoon University

Ms. Regina Rochdale

Mr. Biggar-Sask Valley

Published under the authority of The Hon. Mark Docherty, Speaker STANDING COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND JUSTICE 645 September 16, 2019

[The committee met at 09:19.] All in favour of the motion?

Mr. Park: — Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Some Hon. Members: — Agreed. Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice. I am Robert Park, the Committee Clerk. Mr. Park: — All opposed? I’ll declare the motion carried and ask Ms. Ross to take the Chair please. The committee currently does not have a Chair, and it is my duty as the Committee Clerk to preside over the election of a new The Acting Chair (Ms. Ross): — Well again, good morning, Chair. I will ask for nominations. Once nominations are complete committee members. We are currently in the final stages of the and there are no further, I will call for the motion for that. high-definition upgrade and as a result, today’s proceedings are being live-streamed online on the Legislative Assembly website I will now call for nominations for the position of committee and will be archived and broadcast on the legislative channel at Chair. Mr. Hindley. a later date.

Mr. Hindley: — Greg Lawrence. That concludes our business this morning. I will ask a member to move a motion of adjournment. Mr. Harrison has agreed to move Mr. Park: — Mr. Hindley has nominated Mr. Lawrence to the the motion of adjournment. Is that agreed? position of committee Chair. Are there any further nominations? Seeing none, I would ask Mr. Hindley to move that motion. Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

Mr. Hindley: — The Acting Chair (Ms. Ross): — This committee stands adjourned to the call of the Chair. That Greg Lawrence be elected to preside as Chair of the Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and [The committee adjourned at 09:22.] Justice.

Mr. Park: — Thank you, Mr. Hindley. Mr. Hindley has moved:

That Greg Lawrence be elected to preside as Chair of the Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice.

All in favour of the motion?

Some Hon. Members: — Agreed.

Mr. Park: — All opposed? I declare the motion carried. And as our Chair and Deputy Chair are not here today, we will also need to elect an Acting Chair for this meeting. So we’ll do the same process. I’ll ask for nominations. Once no further nominations, we’ll ask for a motion to move that. So I’ll call for nominations for the position of acting committee Chair. Mr. Hindley.

Mr. Hindley: — Laura Ross.

Mr. Park: — Mr. Hindley has nominated Ms. Ross to the position of acting committee Chair. Are there any further nominations? No. I would invite Mr. Hindley to move that motion please.

Mr. Hindley: —

That Laura Ross be elected to preside as Acting Chair of the Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice for the meeting of September 16th, 2019.

Mr. Park: — Mr. Hindley moved:

That Laura Ross be elected to preside as Acting Chair of the Standing Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice for the meeting of September 16th, 2019.