Summary

This bill amends The Referendum and Plebiscite Act to prohibit the provincial government from initiating any referendum or plebiscite on Saskatchewan leaving Canada, and requires any citizen-initiated petition on secession to collect signatures from at least 30% of registered voters (rather than the standard threshold).

Under current Saskatchewan law, the government can call a referendum or plebiscite on any question, and citizens can petition for one by collecting signatures from a percentage of voters. This bill adds two new restrictions specifically about secession. First, it bars the provincial government, the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and the Legislative Assembly from initiating any vote proposing Saskatchewan leave Canada. Second, it sets a higher signature threshold for citizen-initiated secession petitions: instead of the standard requirement, petitioners would need signatures from at least 30% of all registered Saskatchewan voters before a secession plebiscite could proceed. The bill does not prohibit discussion of secession or prevent citizens from organizing a petition drive, but it raises the bar for forcing a vote and removes the government's ability to call one itself.