REGINA, Sask. — The opposition New Democrats have reintroduced several pieces of legislation that they failed to get passed during the previous session of the legislature.
The NDP introduced six private members' bills on Monday afternoon, all of them based on bills the NDP had introduced in the previous session. The earlier bills died on the order paper when the legislature was prorogued to make way for the new session. They are as follows:
NDP house leader and justice critic Nicole Sarauer moved first reading of Bill No. 631 — The Restricting Property Controls for Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Act;
Sarauer also moved first reading of Bill No. 632 — The Rent Control Act, 2026;
Finance critic Trent Wotherspoon moved first reading of Bill No. 633 — The Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2026;
Health critic Meara Conway moved first reading of Bill No. 634 — The Saskatchewan Medical Care Insurance (Banning Private Fees) Amendment Act;
Rural and remote health critic Jared Clarke moved first reading of Bill No. 635 — The Provincial Health Authority (Banning Parking Fees for Cancer Patients) Amendment Act; and
Technology, innovation and AI critic Brittney Senger moved first reading of Bill No. 636 — The Consumer Protection and Business Practices (Banning Unfair A.I. Pricing) Amendment Act.
Speaking to reporters, opposition house leader Nicole Sarauer discussed the NDP bills.
“This is all a package of legislation that we put forward last year. Unfortunately, it died on the order paper with the prorogation of the House,” Sarauer said.
“Most of them are related to affordability measures that we put forward. There's some health care pieces as well, all pieces that we had talked about, rent control in addition, ones that we were touting last year that we hope that this time government will consider supporting and passing into law.”
She said all the bills are “reflective of concerns we're hearing from the people of Saskatchewan. If government wants to listen to the people of Saskatchewan, they'll take our legislation seriously and they'll pass it.”
“Any step forward is a good step forward. It doesn't have to be a private members' bill. Government can steal our idea and pass it. That's still good for the people of Saskatchewan. Any way they want to pass these, these are all positive things that we're putting in the window. We hope government takes them seriously and passes them.”
