As it is now worded, the Bloc Québécois amendment reads as follows:
3.1 The Government of Quebec may choose to be exempted from the application of this Act and may, if it chooses to do so, receive an unconditional payment equal to the total of the amounts that would otherwise be paid within its territory under this Act.
Mr. Chair, I am now going to let you make your decision and I reserve the right to present arguments in support of this amendment, if it is ruled in order. I want to know first whether it is in order.