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    "content": "Order Members! The Speaker is trying to be charitable with the wording. When I use strong language I hear “dictatorship;” when I use softer words, I hear that I am “soft.” I leave the rest for you to decide. I appreciate the contribution of each Member, because all of you, in your own right, have made substantive contributions. I am sympathetic to the extent that I agree, but will we apply them now on a case that is before us, when so far, we have not done it in the cases that came before us? My reading of the law and the Constitution provides that if something was not an offence by the time it was committed, and later you make it an offence, you will not look for the person who committed the offence when it was not an offence. Hon. Senators, you have the power. I also find it unacceptable that a Committee of the House can have a final determination on a matter. This is a Committee that we settled on as a House to help us. They are our agents. Finally, it is the House to decide. However, what is provided for currently is the law. Change the law, make it clearer and your humble servant, the Speaker, will enforce it. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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