Everett Hindley

Hindley prioritizes protecting the $10-a-day program's long-term sustainability by sustaining existing child-care spaces, redirecting some training funds to core operating costs, introducing fee-reduction and targeted grants for low-fee centres, and pursuing strategic future expansion.

Everett Hindley supports pausing and sequencing certain school construction projects to manage rising construction costs, prioritizing completion within budget constraints. He stresses that projects will still be completed despite delays and cites tariffs and oil price increases as factors.

Hindley supports allocating provincial budget funds to assist repairs at Laird School, saying 'we wanted to identify some funding' to help cover roof (and possibly HVAC) repairs, though final amounts and coverage remain unclear.

Hindley denies any political favouritism and says the government does not have enough funding to meet all school divisions' requests. Spending requires balancing priorities and investing where funds allow, choosing among divisions' top capital project needs.

Everett Hindley defended the provincial childcare agreement, stating the new provision will take effect April 1 and framing it as an important change for parents, childcare operators and the sector, thus supporting the timing and implementation.

Hindley supports pursuing joint-use school facilities when it makes sense during school replacement projects, aiming to do as much as possible to implement them because they foster greater collaboration and a stronger sense of community.

Everett Hindley supports expanding and creating more child-care spaces across Saskatchewan. He endorses the announced post-secondary campus child-care project as fitting that goal, emphasizing the provincial government's active efforts to grow child-care capacity wherever possible.