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The provincial government was rapped on the knuckles Tuesday for carbon tax radio ads it aired this past summer.

Government isn’t allowed to promote legislation still making its way through the house — and Bill 20, which includes the carbon tax, had yet to be given an official thumbs-up.

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It’s the second time the NDP has been ruled out of order for its public communications.

The first ruling came a year ago, on Nov. 2, when Speaker Robert Wanner upheld an Opposition complaint about a finance ministry news release sent out before the budget was delivered.

“I would caution the government not to prejudge the actions of this assembly or its committees into the future,” Wanner said at the time, voicing his hope there would be no more similar incidents.

But Tuesday, Wanner delivered his verdict on the radio ads — the government had flouted the rules, bringing into contempt the dignity of the assembly.