Ruling
June 6, 1986
Agreement with electronic record
Hon. John Bosley
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The difference between the printed and electronic Hansard arose from an editorial error rather than a deliberate intervention by the Minister or his staff. An erratum correcting the mistake is to appear in the next issue of Hansard. The status of the electronic record, as pointed out by Speaker Jerome in a 1978 ruling, remains problematic and should be examined by the Standing Committee on Elections, Privileges and Procedure..
Sources cited Debates, November 28, 1978, pp. 1569-70.
References Debates, June 3, 1986, pp. 13902-3; June 4, 1986, p. 13961.
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Holding
"The discrepancy in Hansard was an unintentional editorial error, which will be corrected via an erratum; the systemic problem of the status of electronic records is referred to the Standing Committee on Elections, Privileges and Procedure."
AI Summary
A ruling found a Hansard discrepancy to be an editorial error, ordered a correction, and referred the systemic issue of electronic records to a committee.
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