I do want to speak to the substance of the amendment, but I'm intrigued a little bit by some of the procedural questions.
Currently, the chair hasn't ruled that this is out of order, so I'm just wondering about the appropriateness of having a debate on the substance of a motion if its validity has been called into question and we don't have a ruling on whether it is, in fact, in order.
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that advice on whether a royal recommendation is required would normally come from House of Commons officials, not departmental officials. Until we hear it from House of Commons officials and there is.... I'm happy to get the opinion of a departmental official on the weather, too, but I don't think that what departmental officials think is really germane to our procedural conversations, as the House of Commons, with all due respect to them. I think they have indicated as much.
I'm looking for a little direction from you, Mr. Chair, as to whether a ruling is pending or if you haven't ruled because you're satisfied it's in order and we can move on to the substantive debate.