Next sitting of the Assembly.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that Bill No. 8, The Child Care (New Facilities) Amendment Act, 2024 be now introduced and read a first time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to what I had said previously in this government’s commitment to investing in new school capital projects, the other thing that is important as part of this process is to make sure that we are engaging with school divisions and consulting with the school divisions and school boards right across this province and what their various needs are, whether it’s new schools or significant renovation projects in their communities, Mr. Speaker. This is a government that is going to be making sure that we are consulting with school divisions, talking to our partners, talking to front-line educators, the teachers, those that are working in the classroom, Mr. Speaker, and making sure that we’re working closely with the school divisions so that we can work with the school divisions to be able to identify what their priorities are in their school divisions when it comes to capital projects now and into the future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is the government that since 2008 has committed over $2.6 billion towards 101 major school infrastructure projects across this province, 69 new or replacement schools, 32 major renovation projects in Saskatchewan. And, Mr. Speaker, just last week we announced the latest steps with respect to the Harbour Landing School here in Regina, Mr. Speaker, which will provide for spaces for 500 Regina public students and 350 students from the Catholic school division, Mr. Speaker, along with a number of other schools right across this province. And this is a commitment that this government has made in previous budget cycles, and we’ll continue to invest in our education capital projects right across Saskatchewan, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I had indicated before, we are making record investments into education. And you saw it back in the budget earlier this year, Mr. Speaker, Classrooms, Care & Communities, significant investments into the education system, an increase of $180 million into our education system, nearly 9 per cent, Mr. Speaker. And the member opposite talks about talking points that he’s heard before, Mr. Speaker. Last week we had a Speech from the Throne here in this Chamber, Mr. Speaker. We talked about the expansion of, no. 1, the specialized support classrooms pilot. This is a new initiative, Mr. Speaker, a pilot introduced and unveiled earlier this year. It will be expanded from 8 to the 200 which we talked about last week in the Throne Speech, Mr. Speaker. That is a new investment that is going to be supported by this government. We have a growing province. We have a record population in Saskatchewan, growing enrolment in our schools. Yes, we do have pressures, Mr. Speaker, but this is a government that is committed to making sure that we’re supporting our education system, continuing to build this province and have a bright future in this province that is supported by this government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.