The Saskatchewan government has given the green light to more than $920 million in additional funding for a number of provincial ministries.
The funds were part of a group of “special warrants” signed and approved by the lieutenant governor.
The lieutenant governor can approve such funding under the Financial Administration Act while the legislature is not in session, according to the provincial warrant orders. Saskatchewan’s legislature is not expected to resume until the spring, when the new budget is introduced.
The documents said the money was provided for expenses that are “urgently and immediately required for the public good.”
The total newly approved spending was approximately $923 million. It is expected to come from the provincial general revenue fund. Monies will be divided among 15 provincial ministries, according to the special warrant order documents….