Christine Tell

A tire fire is very difficult to extinguish. With lots of fuel to keep it going, tire fires can burn for weeks, or even months. The Sask Party has been trying to put out a metaphorical tire fire for a couple of years. Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan and the provincial government recently split the province-wide […]

 A controversial tire processing contract awarded to California-based Crumb Rubber Manufacturers in 2022 was again a hot topic in the Legislature, as Opposition members once more tried to tie that contract to lobbying done by former Sask Party Finance Minister Kevin Doherty. The opposition had been attempting to tie Doherty to a “sweetheart deal” for […]

New provincial regulations in Saskatchewan aim to restrict the possession of capsaicin-containing wildlife control products, commonly known as bear spray, in public urban spaces. The regulations also prohibit altering or defacing bear spray to conceal its identity, with potential fines reaching up to $100,000 for violations. The move is driven by the increasing incidents of […]

The Saskatchewan Party government has begun establishing a new provincial police service, but the minister in charge says it won’t have an oversight body until boots are on the ground. Christine Tell, minister of corrections, policing and public safety, now has authority to form the new Saskatchewan Marshals Service, said a recent order-in-council. The order […]

The province announced this afternoon that provincial command has been activated through Saskatchewan Public Safety’s Provincial Emergency Operations Centre to assist in response to wildfire across northern Saskatchewan. According to the province, there are currently 28 active wildfires burning in the province and there have been 169 wildfires so far this year, which is double the […]

Saskatchewan says it would consider reducing its funding for the RCMP if the force was to assist the federal government with its proposed firearms buyback program. Public Safety Minister Christine Tell says all options are on the table. She says her Saskatchewan Party government funds the RCMP in the province up to 70 per cent. Tell wrote a letter earlier […]

Saskatchewan’s policing minister has apologized for defending the attendance of a notorious convicted killer at her government’s tough-on-crime throne speech last week. Christine Tell says she shares Premier Scott Moe’s apology from Monday. She says she was wrong and she’s sorry for the words she used. Colin Thatcher, who was convicted of first-degree murder in […]

The provincial government has sent a letter to the head of the Saskatchewan RCMP, Rhonda Blackmore, regarding the prohibited gun buy-back. Minister of Corrections, policing and public safety Christine Tell said in the letter that the government does not approve of the use of provincially funded resources for any process connected to the buy-back. The […]

The NDP continues asking questions during Question Period on a bill aimed at overhauling the current security at the Legislature. Bill 70 would replace the current security team and replace it with one whose head would be appointed by the government.  It is a bill that confuses the opposition because they have no issue with […]

More scathing criticism of the provincial government’s proposed Bill 70 — which would alter security on the Legislative grounds — was discussed today during Question Period. As part of the bill, a new security team would assume many duties that are currently occupied by a group overseen by the sergeant of arms. Opposition deputy leader […]