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    "speaker_name": "Eng. Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose the Committee Stage of this Bill. The reason is because as things are now the Bill is really being rushed through the House. Some of us would want to propose amendments, but we do not have the time to do those amendments. I want to urge all my colleagues that as we go into this stage of the Bill, please, let us look at this matter soberly. The Elections Act is fundamental, and affects almost everybody in this House. In fact, as I speak, there are provisions in the Elections Act, for example on premature campaigns which make all of us in this House culprits. I urge hon. Members that this is something that is so important. It would be wrong and undesirable for us to rush it through the Committee Stage without giving some of us adequate time to look at amendments and propose them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I oppose."
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