I can give the hon. member for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca and his colleagues high marks for persistence, but I am afraid this motion falls under the rulings that I have given twice previously today in respect of its admissibility. I refer the hon. member, in case he missed the earlier reference, to citation 568 of Beauchesne's, which states:
It is an imperative rule that every amendment must be relevant to the question on which the amendment is proposed.
I am afraid that the amendment moved by the hon. member does not deal with the substance of this bill. It is not relevant to taxation matters. It appears to be relevant to the origins of the bill which, in the opinion of the Chair, are irrelevant in accordance with the dicta contained in Beauchesne's citation. Accordingly, I rule the amendment out of order.
Is the House ready for the question?