We're going to now move to amendment BQ-2, which is inadmissible. I don't see our Bloc members here, but it was deemed moved.
I'm just going to read the ruling here: That Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which provides for exceptions to the prohibitions list in clause 6 of the bill.... One of these exceptions could be found in subclause 11(2), which does not prohibit a person from doing certain acts listed in clause 6. The amendment proposes to alter the wording from “does not prohibit” to “prohibits”.
As the 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(2) of the bill. The amendment is therefore inadmissible.
So that will be the ruling that I have on that one.
We've got amendment BQ-3, which is also been deemed to be inadmissible. I will once again read the ruling here.
That Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which provides for exceptions to the prohibitions listed in clause 6 of the bill.... One of these exceptions can be found in subclause 11(3), which does not prohibit a person from doing certain acts listed in clause 6. The amendment proposes to alter the wording from “does not prohibit” to “prohibits”.
As the 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.
Once again, 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(3) of the bill.
Thank you very much for your indulgence on that.
We're now going to move to amendment LIB-4.
Mr. Garneau, if you'd like to read that and discuss that for us.