Thank you for that.
I am going to rule now that this amendment proposes to introduce an exception to the provisions of presumption by limiting its application to that of persons over the age of 18, and of course, the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, again, on page 766—I should read that page more closely, I guess—reads, “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, by limiting the application of this section, the amendment would be seeking to introduce an exception where none currently exists. This is a new concept that is beyond the scope of the bill, and therefore inadmissible.
(Clause 2 as amended agreed to)
(On clause 3)
On clause 3, we have G-3, the third amendment from the government side.
The floor is yours, Monsieur Goguen.