Bill C-476 would amend the Parliament of Canada Act to make the Parliamentary Budget Officer an independent officer of Parliament. The bill falls within federal jurisdiction. There is no clear violation of the Constitution. There is no similar legislation on the order paper right now.
I would like to specify that a similar bill is before the House, but it is not on the order of precedence. If we go by what the criteria say, this bill should then not be taken into consideration. Only bills that are on the order of precedence should be considered.