Statement
November 1, 1973
Altering Debates
Hon. Lucien Lamoureux
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The House has concurred in a committee report recommending "that changes suggested by Members be confined strictly to correction of errors and essential minor alterations". The accepted practice has been to allow the editor of the Debates "to exercise his judgment as to whether changes suggested by Members are really corrections or errors or essential minor alterations". In addition, similar types of corrections not made to the "blues" can be proposed to the House under Motions, and, if adopted, they will subsequently appear in the revised edition of the Debates.
Edit Metadata
Holding
"Corrections to the Debates by Members are limited to minor errors and alterations at the discretion of the editor; more significant changes must be proposed via a motion to the House."
AI Summary
This ruling clarifies that Members can only make minor corrections to the official record (Hansard), with substantial changes requiring a formal motion.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Other
- Tone
- Educational
- Procedural Stage
- Not specified
- Significance
Low
High