Mr. Chair, I want to start by thanking Mr. Garrison for raising this issue. I think it goes without saying that everybody around this table is concerned about mental health in our Canadian Forces and elsewhere across the public service and Canada. We take suicide prevention very seriously.
That said, it's my understanding that we received advice from the clerk that this is beyond the scope of the bill. Mr. Bezan mentioned a letter we received from the minister asking us to study this. There are conversations that need to happen and solutions need to be found.
Mr. Chair, for the purposes of this morning, I would ask you to sustain a ruling that this amendment is beyond the scope of the bill, but with the strong understanding that we need to further explore this issue and come to solutions that are acceptable.