Yes, I saw that. Thanks.
I'm actually going to deal first with the amendment, and then I'm going to go back to Mr. Silva. We have it down here. Thank you for that, Mr. Cannis.
I was saying that Bill C-2, among other things, amends the customs tariff to provide the introduction of a reduction in tariff rates agreed to in the CEFTA. As per clause 33 in the agreement, goods originating from Iceland that are identified as Q1 or Q2 have a gradual and steady tariff reduction to a rate of free after a certain period of time has elapsed.
This amendment, as Mr. Julian has just clearly stated, proposes to eliminate certain provisions of clause 33, notably the provisions with regard to items categorized as Q1 and Q2 in the column entitled “Preferential Tariff”.
As the House of Commons Procedure and Practice states on page 654:
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 elimination of these provisions is at odds with the intent of the CEFTA and contrary to the principle of Bill C-2 and is therefore inadmissible. As a consequence to this ruling, the chair must also find that the following consequential amendments are also inadmissible, and those are the ones that Mr. Julian announced at the beginning, and that would be NDP-2, NDP-3, and NDP-4.
Mr. Silva, did you want to comment on that?