Mr. Chairman, I understand what Mr. Thompson and all of our colleagues are saying, but what I am interested in is the precedent this would create. You might remember that some of our colleagues here at the table have in the past tabled amendments to bills which were beyond the scope of those bills. You end up with problems when a committee supports an amendment the scope of which exceeds that of the bill. If we establish a precedent which works in favour of regular members of Parliament, which we are, whereby amendments exceed the scope of a bill, I expect this precedent to be used on other bills. I just want to make sure that things are clear.
On February 5th, 2007. See this statement in context.