I have two points, Mr. Chair.
The language of NDP-15.2 says, “The Governor in Council may establish a greenhouse gas reduction Transition Fund to provide transition assistance”. I note that when we were debating Bill C-288, on page 4, it was ruled by the Speaker that references to the idea that there might be measures that include ones “to provide for a just transition for workers affected by greenhouse gas emission reductions” did not imply a royal recommendation.
I realize the wording in Bill C-288 is not the same as it is in amendment NDP-15.2. I'm just wondering how we square the non-royal recommendation acceptance by the Speaker of the phrase “just transition fund” and the fact that this is simply a possibility for the government—it's not a “shall” recommendation—with possibly ruling it out of order.