MLA apologizes for remarks during question period
Remarks made in the Oct. 31 question period by Prince Albert – Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave, the former minister of the Saskatchewan Transport Company, has drawn the criticism from the NDP.
NDP MLA Doyle Vermette brought up three recent deaths which occurred on highways around the Prince Albert area while addressing the value of STC to those needing medical transportation.
Hargrave responded, saying the SaskParty is taking the three recent deaths seriously, and he considers even one death on Saskatchewan roads to be too many.
“We don’t know all the circumstances, Mr. Speaker, of why people were hitchhiking on highways,” Hargrave said. “I know of one recent [accident], Mr. Speaker, that was 1:30 in the morning, Mr. Speaker. I don’t know if he was on his way to a medical appointment or what exactly it was, Mr. Speaker.”