Thank you very much for your intervention, Mr. Fortin.
I'm just going to read why it is inadmissible.
Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions provides for exceptions to prohibitions listed in clause 6 of the bill. One of these exceptions could be found in subclause 11(1), which does not prohibit some specified individuals from doing certain acts listed in clause 6.
The amendment proposes to alter the wording from “does not prohibit” to “prohibits”. As House of Commons Procedure and Practice, Second Edition , states on page 766, “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”. In the opinion of the chair, the amendment is contrary to the principle of the bill as it negates an exception provided in subclause 11(1) of the bill. Therefore the amendment is inadmissible.
Thank you very much. Now we're going to move to amendment LIB-3. Mr. Garneau, I'll turn the floor over to you for your amendment.