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Addictions treatment, tailgating act among Sask. throne speech highlights
The government plans involuntary addiction treatment and new drug enforcement laws, adding 300 treatment beds and aiming to eradicate fentanyl and methamphetamine, Premier Moe said.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, the fall sitting began in Regina with Lieutenant-Governor Bernadette McIntyre reading the throne speech as MLAs returned after 160 days.
- Amid a surge of overdose calls in Saskatoon, the speech frames much of the agenda around homelessness and addictions, citing trade pressures from the United States and China since last year's provincial election.
- The government will introduce two new bills: The Response to Illicit Drugs Act and The Compassionate Intervention Act, which allows ordered involuntary treatment for a small number, while 300 addictions treatment beds were added and 200 planned.
- Opposition voices immediately criticized the speech, with Carla Beck, Saskatchewan NDP Leader, saying it lacks new affordability measures and supports forced treatment only as a last resort.
- The sitting will continue through Dec. 8, allowing time to introduce the Tailgating Act for Mosaic Stadium and amend the Saskatchewan Firearms Act to protect gun owners financially.
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Saskatchewan plans to introduce involuntary treatment, allow Roughriders tailgating
The province plans to address homelessness and addictions in the newest session of the legislature, which kicked off Wednesday with the speech from the throne. It also plans to allow tailgating at Saskatchewan Roughriders' games for the 2026 football season.
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