Mr. Patry, on advice from our legislative clerk, I will repeat that House of Commons Procedure and Practice, second edition, states on page 767-768:
Since an amendment may not infringe upon the financial initiative of the Crown, it is inadmissible if it imposes a charge on the public treasury, or if it extends the objects or purposes or relaxes the conditions and qualifications specified in the royal recommendation.
In the opinion of the chair, the amendment does propose such a new scheme, which would impose a charge on the public treasury; therefore, I do rule this amendment inadmissible
We will now go to Bloc Québécois amendment 5. The chair also notes that should this amendment be adopted, Green Party amendment 11 could not be moved, as, of course, it has similar intent.
We will now go to Bloc Québécois amendment 5.
Mr. Patry, you have the floor, sir, briefly.