Question Period (28 October 2025)

From Hansard (28 October 2025)

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Addressing Homelessness

Vicki Mowat: — Mr. Speaker, the Saskatoon Fire Department reports that homeless encampments have popped up in every Saskatoon neighbourhood. The fire department counted 1,248 encampments as of September 1st and has intervened to clear 357 of them. In all of last year they cleared 218 encampments. Homelessness in Saskatoon has tripled in the last two years. This is what communities can expect after 18 years of the Sask Party government. Why has the Sask Party government let the homelessness crisis get so bad?

Hon. Terry Jenson: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And when it comes to the issue of encampments, the federal government, the provincial government, and the municipalities are all partners in this. The federal government has provided the city of Saskatoon, as well as the city of Regina, with encampment funding to address that very issue where encampments need to be dismantled, Mr. Speaker.

Our ministry works with the individuals in those encampments that have been taken down to provide them and connect them with supports, whether that be income support or otherwise, Mr. Speaker.

This is work that we’ll continue to do under our provincial approach to homelessness. It’s a $40.2 million two-year program. And as we mentioned in the Throne Speech last week, that program is going to be renewed, and we’re looking forward to having more on that. Again, this is a government that cares deeply about our communities. We care deeply about the safety of our communities and the individuals, regardless of their circumstances, that live in them.

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