I will give my ruling at this point.
Bill S-15 amends the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act by prohibiting drilling for petroleum, by restricting surface access rights, and by providing for the issuance of licences and authorizations with respect to activities that may be carried out in Sable Island national park reserve of Canada.
The proposed amendment aims to also review the working relationship between the Parks Canada agency and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board.
House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second Edition, states on page 766:
An amendment to a bill that was referred to a committee after second reading is out of order if it is beyond the scope and principle of the bill.
In the opinion of the chair, the “working relationship between the Parks Canada agency and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board” is beyond the scope of Bill S-15 and is therefore inadmissible.
(Clause 16 agreed to)
Shall the short title carry?