Thank you very much, Ms. Idlout.
This amendment seeks to make a substantive modification to “First Nations governing body” in the interpretation clause. House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, states on page 773:
The interpretation clause of a bill is not the place to propose a substantive amendment to a bill unless other amendments have been adopted that would warrant amendments to the interpretation clause.
In the opinion of the chair, the proposed amendment is a substantive amendment to the interpretation clause. Therefore, I rule the amendment inadmissible.
Moving on, the next amendment is NDP-4.
I will open the floor to Ms. Idlout, but also mention that I will have something to say about NDP-4.