The motion as tabled amends another motion. Can the clerk reassure me that the motion we are voting on today is in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House of Commons? The motion must be consistent with the rules, since it is not a clarification. It reads: “That the motion agreed to on May 4, 2006, be rescinded, and replaced by the following:”. This motion, therefore, replaces the one that was adopted.
I agree completely with what as been tabled, but it must be done in accordance with the rules.