Todd Gaudy. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

By Cam Lee

Fall session underway

Melfort MLA weighs in on start of legislative session

Oct 24, 2019 | 5:00 PM

Melfort MLA Todd Goudy is glad to be back to work in Regina.

Goudy told northeastNOW while he loves spending time in the constituency, it’s nice to return to the capital to get down to work, as the fall session of the legislature kicked off with Wednesday’s speech from the throne.

Goudy said he was pleased to see that Clare’s Law will move forward this session.

“That just allows police to disclose any information that can help protect potential victims of interpersonal violence,” Goudy said. “We brought that forward last session, and it will be implemented now.”

Surgical wait times and vaping legislation were other initiatives Goudy was excited to see discussed. He said watching some of the effects of vaping on children was a heartbreaker.

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The government also announced their goal of growing the population by 200,000 by 2030, and the number of jobs by 100,000 within that same time frame.

Goudy said growth can be challenging, but is important.

“We see some growing pains as we grow, but that’s the only way forwards,” he said.

There was no word in the throne speech about a long-awaited CT Scanner for Melfort, and Goudy thanked local residents for keeping the issue at the forefront.

There are a lot of items on the provincial wish list from all regions of Saskatchewan, and Goudy said that it’s tough to fill all requests due to the budget.

The MLA said that Premier Scott Moe has talked with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about some of the issues affecting Western Canada’s economy.

“I think as we see those kinds of things dealt with we’re going to see more of the asks from every constituency looked after as we move forwards,” he said.

The speech from the throne was the first read by new Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty, the former commander of RCMP’s F Division.

Goudy came away impressed.

“I’d heard a lot of stories through the RCMP about his courage, his character, humility, and to have an opportunity to be there with him and his wife [Wednesday] was quite an experience,” he said. “To spend some time with him, it is very telling why he is now our lieutenant-governor, why he’s in that osition, so it was a really good day to have him bring forward the speech from the throne.”

The fall session will wrap up Dec. 5.

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