Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu.
Bill C‑13 amends the Official Languages Act by, among other things, providing for the importance of collaboration with provincial and territorial governments.
The amendment provides for making the implementation of part VII of the act conditional on the conclusion of a framework agreement between the federal and Quebec governments, which is a new concept not provided for in the bill. That is not in the bill as passed by the House of Commons at second reading.
On page 770 of the third edition of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, it states:
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.
Unfortunately, the chair is of the opinion that, for the reasons mentioned earlier, the amendment is beyond the scope of the bill. Therefore, I declare this amendment inadmissible.