Agreed.
Debates of Oct. 20th, 2025
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Some Hon. Members
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Returning to the bill's number and title, Bill 22, Legislation Act, does the committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Does the committee agree that Bill 22, Legislation Act, is now ready for third reading?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Thank you, committee. Does the committee agree that this concludes our consideration of Bill 22, Legislation Act?
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Agreed.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Thank you, Minister, and thank you to your witness. Sargeant-at-Arms, please escort the witness from the chamber.
Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 28, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, No. 2. I will ask the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment to introduce the bill.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am here to present Bill 28, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, No. 2. This bill seeks to amend the Student Financial Assistance Act to increase the student loan fund, also called the revolving loan limit in the schedule of the Act from $45 million to $55 million.
Enhancements to the student financial assistance program made in 2023-2024, along with more recent changes made to the act by Bill 8, increase the maximum amount that may be loaned to an individual student. Bill 28 will increase the student loan fund by $10 million to ensure students who are eligible for assistance are not denied benefits due to a legislated cap on the maximum cumulative amount that can be loaned to all students. I am pleased to bring forward this bill that will ensure eligible students can continue to access assistance to achieve their educational goals.
That concludes my opening remarks, and I am prepared to answer any questions that Members may have. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the chamber.
Minister, please introduce your witnesses.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, to my left I have Jamie Fulford, deputy minister of Education, Culture and Employment. And to my right, I have Nicole Beauchamp, assistant deputy minister, labour and income security.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Thank you. I will now turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the committee that reviewed the bill, for any opening comments on Bill 28.
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Jane Weyallon Armstrong Monfwi
Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, Bill 28, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, No. 2, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on May 29th, 2025, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for review on September 8th, 2025. The standing committee held a public hearing with the Minister of Justice and completed its clause-by-clause review of the bill.
I thank the committee in their efforts in reviewing this legislation. Individual Members may have additional comments. Thank you.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
I will now open the floor to general comments on Bill 28.
Does the committee agree that there are no further general comments?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
We can proceed to a clause-by-clause review of the bill. Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses.
Please turn to page 1 of the bill. Clause 1, does the committee agree?
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Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.