Mr. Steve Ashton (Thompson): Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the member for Concordia (Mr. Doer), that leave be given to introduce Bill 203, The Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (2) (Loi no 2 modifiant la Loi sur l'Assemblée législative).
Madam Speaker, this is a bill we have introduced in previous sessions, and our motto on this is if at first you do not succeed, try, try again. It is a bill that would introduce an elected Speaker into this Legislature. I would say that we wish nothing more than to bring ourselves into the kind of parliamentary reform that we have seen in other provinces, including our national Parliament. I say to the people of Manitoba, through you, and to the government, which is the one that will decide on this matter, now is the time to be bringing in real parliamentary reform in this Legislature and having an elected Speaker. This bill will accomplish that.
Motion agreed to.