75-Minute Debate (6 April 2023)

From Hansard (6 April 2023)

 

Funding for Public Education

The Assembly was debating the following motion moved by Jennifer Bowes (NDP - Saskatoon University):

That the Assembly condemns the Sask Party government for its failure to deliver adequate funding for public education.

Mr. Jenson: — Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Year over year, records in funding for the education sector from this government. We continue to invest in our young people’s future, their schools, and their classrooms. But the members opposite continue to drag down our economy and our education sectors, down without a plan.

To the member from Saskatoon University: how much, how much is enough for funding in your opinion? Give us the number. Get your calculator out and let’s hear it.

Ms. Bowes: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the member opposite: what has been called for in this budget and what was very much not realized was 5 per cent increases to keep up. We saw half of that from this government — not nearly enough invested into our schools, invested into our teachers, our staff, and our children. Thank you.

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