Thank you. Item 14, tabling of documents. Before we move on to item 15, I would like to remind Members that tomorrow is the last day for replies to the Budget Address. Thank you. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions.
Speaker's Ruling
I have reviewed the Motion 6-13(3) and must rule that this motion is out of order. In ruling this motion out of order, I am required to communicate to the House the reasons why this motion is being ruled out of order. It is ruled out of order because what it tries to accomplish is contrary to our rules, and I quote Rule 23(c): "in debate, a Member will be called to order by the Speaker if the Member persists in needless repetition or raises matters which have been decided during the current session;
And further, Rule 23(f) "In debate, a Member will be called to order by the Speaker if the Member reflects upon any previous vote of the Assembly except for the purpose of moving that it be rescinded."
In ruling this motion out of order, I would also like to draw your attention to citation 558(1) of Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms (6th edition), and I quote:
"An old rule of Parliament reads: That a question being once made and carried in the affirmative or negative, cannot be questioned again but must stand as the judgment of the House. Unless such a rule were in existence, the time of the House might be used in the discussion of a motion of the same nature and contradictory decisions would be sometimes arrived at in the course of the same session."
Members will recall that on Thursday, March 29, 1996, the chairman of Committee of the Whole reported that consideration of Tabled Document 1-13(3), The Report of the Commission on MLA Compensation, was concluded. The House, in formal session, concurred with this judgment by adopting the motion on the report of the chairman of Committee of the Whole. As a result, consideration of the Report of the Commission on MLA Compensation cannot take place at this session unless otherwise ordered.
I thank you for your attention, I trust this clarifies my decision. Thank you.
Item 17, motions. Motion 7-13(3), Public Disclosure of Contracts and Public Sector Salaries. Mr. Picco, Member for Iqaluit.