Kim GartnerMinister of Highways

Recent interventions

A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.

1. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS

   — Mr. Speaker, to you and through you, I would like to — and to all members — it’s my pleasure to introduce Jason Pilat sitting up in the west gallery. Jason is the administrator for the RM [rural municipality] of Eye Hi…

   2026-05-13·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

2. CONDOLENCE MOTIONS — Elwood Cowley

   — I too would like to enter some remarks on Elwood Cowley. Elwood was born in Saskatoon and grew up in Kinley. As previously mentioned, Elwood was a history buff and loved to read. These formative years had an enormous i…

   2026-05-13·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

3. QUESTION PERIOD — Prevention of Damage to Highways due to Flooding

   — Mr. Speaker, you know, we don’t dedicate funding to any specific areas within the budget. It is a global highways budget. But we do take very serious the ability for our northern residents to safely and reliably travel…

   2026-05-06·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

4. QUESTION PERIOD — Prevention of Damage to Highways due to Flooding

   — Well thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I want to once again extend my appreciation to our highway teams. The road crews have been out all weekend and all week, working around the clock to ensure the safety of all motorists,…

   2026-05-06·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

5. QUESTION PERIOD — Prevention of Damage to Highways due to Flooding

   — Well thank you, Mr. Speaker. Our budget this year for the Ministry of Highways is $764 million. That budget will continue to improve the safety and enhance key transportation corridors for this growing province. Our c…

   2026-05-06·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

6. QUESTION PERIOD — Response to Spring Flooding

   — Well thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the member opposite for the question. It’s going to give me an opportunity to extend a huge thank you to our Ministry of Highways teams, the road construction crews, flag p…

   2026-05-05·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

7. QUESTION PERIOD — Response to Spring Flooding

   — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This year’s budget is $764 million for the Ministry of Highways. This budget improves more than 850 kilometres of provincial highways. In the seventh year of Saskatchewan’ growth plan for growth…

   2026-05-05·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

8. QUESTION PERIOD — Safety Measures at Railway Crossing

   — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had a chance to meet with Mr. Thompson yesterday afternoon, and I expressed my deepest condolences to him for the loss of his wife in that tragic incident. Ministry of Highways takes transpor…

   2026-04-29·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

9. QUESTION PERIOD — Safety Measures at Railway Crossing

   — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The answer would be yes.

   2026-04-28·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

10. QUESTION PERIOD — Safety Measures at Railway Crossing

    — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’re going to continue to work with our partners, with the class 1 railways. This is an issue that is raised unfortunately far too many times. I’ve offered to meet with the town of Churchbridge…

    2026-04-28·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗