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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, two, the time of publication ought to be used for studying Bills and consulting with stakeholders. These are some of the Bills that have been in the process for so long – they have gone through so many stakeholding processes. Indeed, there was a task force set up which came to talk to us in the Committee. The Ransley Task Force came to see us also in the Committee. Thereafter, there was a committee headed by Mr. Naikuni, which also did its work. Thereafter, these Bills went to the CIC and they, as the Minister said, decided they wanted to start from scratch. They did not want to rely on the consultations that had been done. Indeed, we must appreciate that substantive consultations have taken place. That does not in any way reduce the anger we feel, or the feeling, that these Bills should have been here a long time ago. I know that we in the CIOC have said that many times. Now that we have the Bills, two wrongs do not make a right. I think we should not say an eye for an eye. There have been delays, but we need to also be very firm on this side. The Standing Orders allow us to shorten our time and this process. I think we should support this process, so that we move it forward."
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