Thank you, Mr. Garon.
Bill C‑15 enacts the consumer‑driven banking act. The amendment would make a number of clauses of the bill inapplicable to an entity, subject to the minister issuing an order exempting the entity or transferring to a province the power to supervise the entity for certain specified purposes.
Section 16.74 of the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Fourth Edition, states as follows: “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.”
The chair considers that, in addition to making the transitional provision conditional, adding a new condition that must be met before these clauses apply to certain entities is beyond the scope of the bill. As a result, I rule this amendment out of order.
Mr. Garon, the floor is yours.