PV-12 is inadmissible as no amendment to the bill to justify amending the preamble has been adopted. The amendment seeks to make a substantive modification by removing elements of the preamble linked to the notion of working age.
As the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, page 774, states:
In the case of a bill that has been referred to a committee after second reading, a substantive amendment to the preamble is admissible only if it is rendered necessary by amendments made to the bill. In addition, an amendment to the preamble is in order when its purpose is to clarify it or to ensure uniformity of the English and French versions.
In the opinion of the chair, the proposed amendment is substantive and is, therefore, inadmissible. That is my ruling.
PV-12 is ruled inadmissible.
PV-13 is deemed moved pursuant to the routine motion adopted by the committee.
Mr. Morrice.