It was announced Wednesday by Premier Brad Wall that the provincial legislature will return May 17.
Proceedings will begin that day with the election of the Speaker in the morning, followed by the throne speech in the afternoon.
The day before the legislature opens, the new dome of the legislative building will be unveiled in a public ceremony Monday, May 16. More details will be announced at a later time about that ceremony.
“The new dome represents renewal on the outside of the legislative building and the new session will represent renewal within the legislative building,” Wall said in a statement.
“I am looking forward to the new session as our government continues with the work of keeping Saskatchewan strong.”
It will be the first session of the legislative assembly since the April 4 election that saw 51 Sask. Party MLAs elected, compared to 10 NDP members led by new Opposition leader Trent Wotherspoon.
In a news release Wednesday, Wall said the government will focus on its election commitments, planning to focus on three areas: “keeping our economy strong, keeping our provincial finances strong and keeping Saskatchewan’s place in Canada strong by always standing up for Saskatchewan’s interests.”
The government is currently preparing its legislative agenda and the provincial budget and the expectation is that the budget will be brought down June 1.
As for legislation, Wall said the government will move forward on their promise “to remove the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority from The Crown Corporation Public Ownership Act. This will enable us to fulfill our promise to convert 40 government-owned liquor stores to private stores and add 12 new private liquor stores.”
That promise impacts Battleford as the liquor store on 22nd Street is among those being converted.
