Question Period (27 October 2025)

From Hansard (27 October 2025)

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Support for Community Services and Programs for People with Disabilities

Brittney Senger: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are joined today by members of the Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres, or SARC. Many of the folks here rely on funding through the government’s community living service delivery or CLSD program to operate group homes for people with intellectual disabilities. And they’re here today because CLSD funding hasn’t kept up with rising costs.

Will the Minister of Social Services meet with these leaders from the disability sector to hear their concerns and fix CLSD funding to ensure that they can put healthy food on the table for their clients?

Hon. Terry Jenson: — Well thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our government is putting the people of Saskatchewan first in supporting the well-being of residents by helping individuals and families to live safer, healthier, and more connected lives through the support of their different community services and programs. And I’d like to thank SARC for being here today.

I spent most of the spring, summer, and early fall travelling the province, visiting group homes, also having discussions with SARC at their head office in Saskatoon. I’ve been able to go out and listen to what the concerns are, Mr. Speaker. You know, we’re deeply grateful for the dedication and compassion that these front-line staff at SARC and all the other CBOs that my ministry has the privilege to deal with, who work so tirelessly to support individuals across this province, including the disability community, Mr. Speaker.

This is something we take extremely seriously as a government. We’ll continue to do those meetings and have that collaboration and get to a better understanding with all of our community-based organizations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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