After weeks of back and forth with the official opposition and a few very public demands, the Saskatchewan government has agreed to temporarily return to sitting in the legislature. They announced today that they and the NDP have agreed to get back to business in person on June 15. 

Government House Leader Jeremy Harrison and Opposition House Leader Cathy Sproule came to an agreement on a modified arrangement for the Legislative Assembly to meet. There will be some new rules in place around physical distancing at first.

The province outlined a plan that said the Assembly will meet for 14 days from June 15 to July 3 with sittings from Monday to Friday each week. There will be no sitting on Canada Day, July 1. Only 10 government members and five opposition members will be in the Assembly at any time in order to ensure safe physical distancing.

On June 15, finance minister Donna Harpauer will present the provincial budget for 2020-21. Following this, there will be 60 hours of scrutiny of the budget estimates in legislative committees on the following days. The final vote on the budget will take place on July 2. 

While the budget will be the main priority of the 14-day sitting, the government may conduct other legislative business, time permitting.