LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN Table of Contents Lieutenant Governor ..................................................................................................................... i House Positions ............................................................................................................................. i Members of the Legislative Assembly ............................................................................... ii to iii Constituencies represented in the Legislative Assembly ..................................................... iv to v Cabinet Ministers ........................................................................................................................ vi Committees, Standing, Special and Select ......................................................................... vii to ix Proclamation ................................................................................................................................ 1 Daily Journals ................................................................................................................... 3 to 383 Questions and Answers – Appendix A ....................................................................... A-1 to A-79 Bills Chart – Appendix B .............................................................................................. B-1 to B-5 Sessional Papers Chart, Listing by Subject – Appendix C ......................................... C-1 to C-29 Sessional Papers Chart, Alphabetical Listing – Appendix D ..................................... D-1 to D-12 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................... 1 Statistics ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Index ................................................................................................................................... 3 to 35 Index to Questions and Answers ....................................................................................... 36 to 48 i LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan: ........................................... Honourable Lynda M. Haverstock Speaker: ............................................................................................................ Hon. P. Myron Kowalsky Premier: ...................................................................................................................... Hon. Lorne Calvert Leader of the Opposition: ............................................................................................ Elwin Hermanson Deputy Speaker / Chair of Committee of the Whole: ................................................... Graham Addley Deputy Chair of Committees: ................................................................................................ Ron Harper Government House Leader: ............................................................................... Hon. Eldon Lautermilch Deputy Government House Leader: .......................................................................... Hon. Glenn Hagel Opposition House Leader: .......................................................................................... Dan D’Autremont Government Whip: ................................................................................................................ Kevin Yates Deputy Government Whip: ................................................................................................ Carolyn Jones Opposition Whip: ............................................................................................................... Don McMorris Deputy Opposition Whip: ................................................................................................. Bob Bjornerud Clerk: .................................................................................................................................. Gwenn Ronyk Deputy Clerk: ....................................................................................................................... Gregory Putz Clerk Assistant: .......................................................................................................... Margaret A. Woods Clerk Assistant (Committees): .................................................................................. Viktor Kaczkowski Sergeant-at-Arms: ................................................................................................................ Patrick Shaw Legislative Counsel and Law Clerk: ................................................................................. Kenneth Ring Clerk Assistant (Journals): ............................................................................................ Marilyn Kotylak Assistant Journals Clerk: ..................................................................................................... Pamela Scott ii MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN Third Session of the Twenty-fourth Legislature NAME OF MEMBER CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL AFFILIATION Addley, Graham Saskatoon Sutherland NDP Allchurch, Denis Shellbrook-Spiritwood SP Atkinson, Pat Saskatoon Nutana NDP Axworthy, Hon. Chris1 Saskatoon Fairview NDP Bakken, Brenda Weyburn-Big Muddy SP Belanger, Hon. Buckley Athabasca NDP Bjornerud, Bob Saltcoats SP Boyd, Bill2 Kindersley SP Brkich, Greg P. Arm River SP Calvert, Hon. Lorne Saskatoon Riversdale NDP Cline, Hon. Eric Saskatoon Mount Royal NDP Crofford, Hon. Joanne Regina Centre NDP D’Autremont, Dan Cannington SP Dearborn, Jason3 Kindersley SP Draude, June Kelvington-Wadena SP Eagles, Doreen Estevan SP Elhard, Wayne Cypress Hills SP Forbes, David Saskatoon Idylwyld NDP Gantefoer, Rod Melfort-Tisdale SP Goulet, Keith Cumberland NDP Hagel, Hon. Glenn Moose Jaw North NDP Hamilton, Doreen Regina Wascana Plains NDP Harpauer, Donna Watrous SP Harper, Ron Regina Northeast NDP Hart, Glen Last Mountain-Touchwood SP Heppner, Ben Rosthern SP Hermanson, Elwin Rosetown-Biggar SP Higgins, Hon. Deb Moose Jaw Wakamow NDP Hillson, Jack North Battleford Ind Huyghebaert, D.F. (Yogi) Wood River SP Jones, Carolyn Saskatoon Meewasin NDP 1 Resigned from Cabinet on January 21, 2003; resigned as Member of the Legislative Assembly February 10, 2003 2 Resigned as Member of the Legislative Assembly April 4, 2002 3 Elected October 4, 2002 iii NAME OF MEMBER CONSTITUENCY POLITICAL AFFILIATION Julé, Arlene Humboldt SP Junor, Hon. Judy Saskatoon Eastview NDP Kasperski, Lindy Regina Sherwood NDP Kowalsky, Hon. P. Myron Prince Albert Carlton NDP Krawetz, Ken Canora-Pelly SP Kwiatkowski, Carl1 Carrot River Valley SP Lautermilch, Hon. Eldon Prince Albert Northcote NDP Lorjé, Hon. Pat2 Saskatoon Southeast NDP McCall, Warren Regina Elphinstone NDP McMorris, Don Indian Head-Milestone SP Melenchuk, Hon. Jim Saskatoon Northwest Ind Nilson, Hon. John Regina Lakeview NDP Osika, Hon. Ron Melville Ind Peters, Rudi3 Battleford-Cut Knife SP Prebble, Peter Saskatoon Greystone NDP Serby, Hon. Clay Yorkton NDP Sonntag, Hon. Maynard Meadow Lake NDP Stewart, Lyle Thunder Creek SP Thomson, Hon. Andrew Regina South NDP Toth, Don Moosomin SP Trew, Hon. Kim Regina Coronation Park NDP Van Mulligen, Harry Regina Victoria NDP Wakefield, Milton Lloydminster SP Wall, Brad Swift Current SP Wartman, Hon. Mark Regina Qu’Appelle Valley NDP Weekes, Randy Redberry Lake SP Wiberg, Daryl Saskatchewan Rivers SP Yates, Kevin Regina Dewdney NDP NDP New Democratic Party SP Saskatchewan Party Lib Liberal Ind Independent 1 Died February 2, 2003 2 Resigned from Cabinet on June 14, 2002 3 Died November 30, 2002 iv CONSTITUENCIES REPRESENTED IN THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY SHOWING MEMBERS AND PARTY AFFILIATIONS CONSTITUENCY NAME OF MEMBER POLITICAL AFFILIATION Arm River Brkich, Greg P. SP Athabasca Belanger, Hon. Buckley NDP Battleford-Cut Knife Peters, Rudi1 SP Cannington D’Autremont, Dan SP Canora-Pelly Krawetz, Ken SP Carrot River Valley Kwiatkowski, Carl2 SP Cumberland Goulet, Keith NDP Cypress Hills Elhard, Wayne SP Estevan Eagles, Doreen SP Humboldt Julé, Arlene SP Indian Head-Milestone McMorris, Don SP Kelvington-Wadena Draude, June SP Kindersley Boyd, Bill3 SP Kindersley Dearborn, Jason4 SP Last Mountain-Touchwood Hart, Glen SP Lloydminster Wakefield, Milton SP Meadow Lake Sonntag, Hon. Maynard NDP Melfort-Tisdale Gantefoer, Rod SP Melville Osika, Hon. Ron Ind Moose Jaw North Hagel, Hon. Glenn NDP Moose Jaw Wakamow Higgins, Hon. Deb NDP Moosomin Toth, Don SP North Battleford Hillson, Jack Ind Prince Albert Carlton Kowalsky, Hon. P. Myron NDP Prince Albert Northcote Lautermilch, Hon. Eldon NDP Redberry Lake Weekes, Randy SP Regina Centre Crofford, Hon. Joanne NDP Regina Coronation Park Trew, Hon. Kim NDP Regina Dewdney Yates, Kevin NDP 1 Died November 30, 2002 2 Died February 2, 2003 3 Resigned as Member of the Legislative Assembly April 4, 2002 4 Elected October 4, 2002 v CONSTITUENCY NAME OF MEMBER POLITICAL AFFILIATION Regina Elphinstone McCall, Warren NDP Regina Lakeview Nilson, Hon. John NDP Regina Northeast Harper, Ron NDP Regina Qu’Appelle Valley Wartman, Hon. Mark NDP Regina Sherwood Kasperski, Lindy NDP Regina South Thomson, Hon. Andrew NDP Regina Victoria Van Mulligen, Harry NDP Regina Wascana Plains Hamilton, Doreen NDP Rosetown-Biggar Hermanson, Elwin SP Rosthern Heppner, Ben SP Saltcoats Bjornerud, Bob SP Saskatchewan Rivers Wiberg, Daryl SP Saskatoon Eastview Junor, Hon. Judy NDP Saskatoon Fairview Axworthy, Hon.