Mr. Speaker, to begin with I will quote Marleau-Montpetit, which will set the tone of what I have to say.
On page 968 of Marleau-Montpetit it states:
—a Member may not make material changes in the meaning of what was said in the House.
It goes on to say:
The editors may likewise alter a sentence to render it more readable but may not go so far as to change its meaning. Editors must ensure that the Debates are a faithful reflection of what was said;
It then goes on to say:
Substantial errors, as opposed to editorial changes, must be brought to the attention of the House by a means of a point of order, as soon as possible after the sitting,
On page 769, it says:
A Member may correct the record of his or her own statement, but may not correct that of another Member.
I will not be long but I think that the matter is important. I would like to quote, in part, the Prime Minister from yesterday. This was in response to my supplementary question.
The Prime Minister said:
I would like to inform the House of Commons that in the case of the riding of Vancouver Island North the riding of the member has received $52 million in HRDC grants.
He then goes on to say:
These are good programs that we have put in his riding despite perhaps his opposition because those people do not want us to help the poor and the needy. Hansard then says: