On Saturday, NDP House Leader Gilles Bisson asked House Speaker Ted Arnott to make a ruling on whether or not Bill 31 is too similar to the previous incarnation of the legislation, Bill 5.
Bisson cited a standing order that forbids the re-introduction of identical motions or amendments that have already been decided on during the course of the same session.
"The only difference is the notwithstanding clause," he said of the two bills. "We submit that they are the same bill, and the second bill is out of order."