Yes.
Mr. Chair, I would like you to rule on whether or not Mr. Blaikie's motion is actually in order.
The reason I'm asking you to rule on this is that I have in front of me the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, chapter 20, “Committees”. It says the role of vice-chairs of committees is to serve as replacements presiding over meetings when the chair is unable to attend. All of the chair's powers can be delegated to the vice-chair, but the vice-chair cannot preside over a committee meeting while the office is vacant.
My point is that none of the arguments that Mr. Blaikie made in his presentation of the motion has anything to do with the only codified role of vice-chair—which is to fill in for you when you're unavailable—so I don't think the motion is in order because none of the points he made has anything to do with the actual role of a vice-chair.
I'd like you to make a ruling on whether or not Mr. Blaikie's motion is in order.