Thank you, Mr. Julian.
We have a ruling, and I'm going to read it out, as the chair.
The amendment seeks to authorize a judge to appoint a person from a list established by the minister to act as a special advocate in the proceeding, creating a new and distinct spending to be drawn from the treasury.
As House of Commons Procedure and Practice, third edition, states on page 772:
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, and for the above-mentioned reason, the appointment of a special advocate imposes a charge on the public treasury. Therefore, I rule the amendment inadmissible.