Some highlights from the Saskatchewan throne speech delivered Tuesday, which largely reiterates Saskatchewan Party promises from the recent election campaign:
-- Changing Crown protection legislation so that 40 government-owned liquor stores can be sold and 12 new private stores created.
-- $70 million more over three years for fixing highways.
-- An all-party legislative committee will be asked to look at ways to increase the rate of organ donations.
-- The upcoming budget will mark the beginning of a government-wide exercise of transformational change to improve service and save money.
-- A new tax incentive for businesses who come up with patents for new products that create jobs and investment.
-- Allowing seniors with household incomes under $70,000 to defer the education part of their property taxes.
-- Expanding a robotics telemedicine pilot program that lets doctors connect with a patient remotely in the north.
-- Extending leave to 28 weeks from eight for people caring for family members near the end of their lives.
