Thank you very much, Ms. May.
The ruling is as such: Bill C-43 amends the Public Health Agency of Canada Act by repealing subsection 10(2) of the act. This amendment seeks to reinstate subsection 10(2).
As House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, states on page 768:
An amendment that attempts to delete an entire clause is out of order, since voting against the adoption of the clause in question would have the same effect.
As members are aware, parliamentary practice does not permit to be done indirectly what cannot be done directly. Members who do not agree with the repealing of subsection 10(2) are to vote against the clause. The amendment is therefore inadmissible
We will then move to the vote on clause 258.
Shall clause 258 carry?
(Clause 258 agreed to)
(Clauses 259 and 260 agreed to)
I want to thank Mr. Segard for being here with us this evening. I appreciate that very much.
(On clauses 261 to 265 inclusive)
Colleagues, we'll go to division 21, Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 2. We have clauses 261 to 265. I do not have any amendments for these clauses. Do we want discussion on this? We'll allow the officials to come to the table.
Do you have a very brief comment, Mr. Cullen?