I certainly thank the hon. member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough for his vote of support. I assure him also that this will not be the first or the last time I will be reconsidering something I may have done or said. I am used to that.
I was given prior knowledge that this point of order was to be raised. It was considered by the Speaker and also by the Clerk who is far more learned in these matters than any of us assembled here with the possible exception of the government House leader and the hon. member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough.
I have consulted with the Clerk and I want to make it clear that the Chair did not rule on the amendment this morning. The amendment was accepted but I did not rule on it.
The government House leader has very correctly pointed out that the interpretation of Beauchesne's is that it would go back to the committee from whence it came. Therefore the amendment as presented this morning is not in order.