Member Statement (12 March 2026)

From Hansard (12 March 2026)

 

Government Meets with Rural Partners at Convention

Travis Keisig: — Well, Mr. Speaker, it’s another great week in Saskatchewan and the end of another great SARM [Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities] convention. We heard loud and clear from nearly 1,400 delegates in attendance from 296 RMs [rural municipality]. As a government we had many opportunities to interact with community leadership and highlight the many investments we are proud to make in rural Saskatchewan.

Last week our Minister of Highways announced, in partnership with SARM and rural municipalities, $46 million rural integrated roads for growth program. And our Minister of Government Relations followed that up with an announcement by letting our municipal partners know that they will be receiving more than 392 million in municipal revenue sharing, the most ever invested and an increase of $30 million from last year. Since this government formed in 2007, $5 billion in unconditional grants to municipalities has been provided.

Mr. Speaker, our Minister of Justice is taking further action to protect law-abiding firearm owners by introducing amendments to the firearms Act. And finally, our Premier and our ministers of Health and Rural Health unveiled our ambitious patients-first health care plan. Mr. Speaker, this is a government together with our rural partners. Thank you to all the leaders of SARM for another great convention.

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