Thank you, Ms. Rempel Garner.
Bill C‑12 amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The amendment seeks to change the composition of the Immigration and Refugee Board by increasing the number of assistant deputy chairs.
The third edition of the House of Commons Procedure and Practice states, “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, this increase in the number of assistant deputy chairs will impose a charge on the public treasury. Therefore, I rule this amendment out of order.
Ms. Rempel Garner, please go ahead.