Question Period (10 April 2025)

From Hansard (10 April 2025)

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Government Procurement and US Contracts

Jared Clarke: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last week I asked the Sask Party government about our phone call with a Texas-based company who sells our province’s fishing licences, and the person answering the phone was based in New York. Now the walleye is our provincial fish, and we have world-class fishing here in Saskatchewan. If I want to go fishing for walleye, why do I need to talk to someone in New York?

How does it make any sense for our jobs and our public dollars to be going into Donald Trump’s hometown while he is imposing tariffs on our steel?

Hon. Travis Keisig: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am privileged to stand today and inform the House that when the Aspira contract was awarded, there was not one Saskatchewan company that bid the contract and there was not one Canadian company that met the parameters of the request for proposal. So that’s why there is no Canadian company providing this service.

Aspira does great work. Very happy. Many hunters provide feedback to our office, many anglers, and they are very happy with the level of service they are receiving through Aspira. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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