Thank you, Mr. Casey. I will rule on that amendment.
Bill C-452 amends the Criminal Code to provide for consecutive sentences for offences related to procuring and trafficking in persons. This amendment proposes to include a provision whereby the sentences for those offences could be served concurrently.
As House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, states on page 766, “An amendment to a bill that was referred to 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 inclusion of a provision that could permit sentences for these offences to be served concurrently would be contrary to the key element of the bill and therefore is inadmissible. As amendment Liberal-4 is consequential to this amendment and contains the same provision, it is also inadmissible.
I'm ruling that it is out of order. Are there any questions or comments on that?
Seeing none, we will move on. Shall clause 1 carry?
(Clause 1 agreed to)
(On clause 2)
Clause 2 has amendments.
On government amendment G-1, we have Monsieur Goguen.