Thank you very much, Mr. Masse.
I see that Mr. Gaheer wishes to speak, but first I have a decision to render on this amendment.
The proposed amendment would amend section 20 of the Investment Canada Act. The House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, reads as follows at page 771:
…an amendment is inadmissible if it proposes to amend a statute that is not before the committee or a section of the parent Act, unless the latter is specifically amended by a clause of the bill.
Since section 20 of the Investment Canada Act would not be amended by Bill C‑34, the chair is of the view that the amendment is inadmissible.
Before I recognize you, Mr. Lawrence, you understand that the chair's decision can be reversed by a vote but it's otherwise not up for debate.