Thank you, Mr. Harris. I do have a ruling for you on NDP-57. Part 5 of Bill C-10 amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow officers to refuse to authorize foreign nationals to work in Canada in some cases. This amendment seeks to amend the bill so that the minister would appoint an independent adjudicator who would conduct a hearing to determine the merits of a refusal.
The House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, states at pages 767 and 768:
Since an amendment may not infringe upon the financial initiative of the Crown, it is inadmissible if it imposes a charge on the public treasury, or if it extends the objects or purposes or relaxes the conditions and qualifications specified in the royal recommendation.
In the opinion of the chair, the appointment of an independent adjudicator would entail expenses not currently provided for and would require a royal recommendation. Therefore, I rule the amendment inadmissible. That's on NDP-57.
On NDP-58, part 5 of Bill C-10 amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to give instructions regarding considerations taken into account by officers when refusing to authorize foreign nationals to work in Canada.
This amendment proposes to seek parliamentary approval for the instructions. As the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, states on page 766:
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, seeking approval of the instructions by a committee of the House is a new concept beyond the scope of Bill C-10. It is therefore inadmissible.
Mr. Harris, do you wish to speak to NDP-56?