Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu.
Unfortunately, amendment BQ‑65 is out of order. This amendment provides that the regulations to be made respecting private businesses would be conditional on the federal government entering into an agreement with the Government of Quebec specifying the content of those regulations. That is a new concept that was not provided for in the bill when it was sent to the House of Commons at second reading.
Page 770 of House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, 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.” The chair is of the opinion that the amendment is beyond the scope of the bill and rules it out of order.