Provincial politicians are back to work at the Saskatchewan Legislature and a day after the opposition NDP criticized the Saskatchewan Party for routinely springing surprises on them, Premier Brad Wall promised there will be very few surprises in Thursday's Throne Speech.
The traditional kick-off to the Fall Sitting of the Legislature is used to lay out plans for the next several weeks of debate and work for our provincial representatives. In that plan, the Premier outlined his government's strategy to meet the needs of a growing population.
Speaking in advance of the speech, Wall hinted that one item that will be up for discussion is liquor stores. He says there appears to be a need for more outlets in the province, however, his government is insisting that that new ones should be privately-owned.
"Do we want taxpayers to invest in more bricks and mortar and the overheard of a store, when we need to invest in health care, education and highways or should we, through a very transparent and competitive process say, maybe it's time to have a private store that does the things that a liquor store would do but not privatizing any existing stores."
Regina already has a private store that caters to higher end products that you can't find in provincially run liquor stores. Top shelf spirits, limited edition wines and small production beers that are growing in demand.
Possible changes to labour legislation are also expected to be debated during the Fall Sitting after the NDP held town hall meetings around the province this summer to gather input on proposed amendments to current legislation.
For the most part, Wall expects about 40 pieces of legislation to come forward in the next few weeks but explained most of them will be routine.
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