I simply want to tell you that I am withdrawing amendments BQ-17 and BQ-18 because BQ-16 has already been negatived. I would just like us to be careful and I would like to add a comment on the debate that Mr. Volpe's starting. It should never be forgotten that we are conducting a clause-by-clause consideration.
I think the document that was tabled explains very well the decisions that were made, and that is why I am withdrawing amendments BQ-17 and BQ-18. But voting as a group on amendments without discussing them one by one... I would say that the Chair can rule that an amendment is contrary to the meaning that has already been given to the bill. I believe it is a choice that the clerk can make with the Chair to say that such and such an amendment must be withdrawn, as I am doing with amendments BQ-17 and BQ-18. However, I think we'll have to obtain a legal opinion in order to adopt amendments as a package and to make it so that this committee stops studying what has been tabled clause by clause. I wouldn't want us to proceed backwards with the clause-by-clause consideration.
In the case of amendment BQ-17, among others, I've decided to withdraw it because we've already dealt with it. So I'm going to withdraw BQ-17 and BQ-18. If the Chair tells me that amendments BQ-17 and BQ-18 are not consistent with what we've already adopted, I agree to talk about it, but if we decide to vote together on a series of amendments and do not consider them one by one, I think that it's contrary to the procedure that should be followed in a clause-by-clause consideration.
For the moment, I withdraw amendments BQ-17 and BQ-18.