Thank you, Mr. Brison.
I'll do the ruling on LIB-2, and then we'll go to LIB-3.
For LIB-2, the amendment seeks to amend Bill C-59. This amendment would result in a greater number of individuals being eligible for the benefit in question.
House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, states the following on pages 767 and 768:
Since an amendment may not infringe upon the financial initiative of the Crown, it is inadmissible if it imposes a charge on the public treasury, or if it extends the objects or purposes or relaxes the conditions and qualifications specified in the royal recommendation.
Therefore, in the opinion of the chair, the amendment would increase eligibility to said benefit, which would impose an additional charge on the public treasury. Therefore, I rule the amendment inadmissible. That applies to LIB-2.
LIB-3 is admissible, so if anyone would like to speak further to LIB-3....
Mr. Cannan, please.