Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Wednesday, October 8, 2008, I will move the following motion.
Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that the rules of the Legislative Assembly be amended by rescinding Rule 76 and substituting the following:
1) The Assembly may not adopt or pass any vote,
resolution, address or bill for the appropriation of public revenue except for a purpose recommended to the Assembly by the Commissioner in the session in which the vote, resolution, address or bill is proposed.
2) Rule 76(1) relates only to the appropriation and
does not refer to the imposition of taxes. The only condition imposed on the taxation measure is that it be introduced by a Minister.
3) Unless otherwise ordered by the Assembly,
when an estimates document is tabled in the Assembly it is deemed referred to Committee of the Whole.
4) The adoption of any motion to concur in any
estimates document shall be an order of the Assembly to bring in an appropriation bill or bills based thereon.
5)
Notwithstanding Rule 64, when an appropriation bill is introduced to appropriate sums of money contained in the estimates as
approved by the Committee of the Whole, the bill may receive second and third readings on the same day on which it received first reading.
6) Notwithstanding Rule 69(2), when an
appropriation bill is read for the second time, it shall be deemed ready for third reading.
And further that Rules 66 and 69(3) be rescinded.
Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.