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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, related to the matter above, is the issue of whether or not there was sufficient consultation with the public and with other stakeholders, including the CIOC, prior to and following the publication of the Bill. Hon. Members, one of the cornerstones of the New Constitution is public participation and stakeholder consultation. Public participation has been secured through a number of provisions in the Constitution. Chapter 16, in a departure from the former Constitution, makes elaborate provisions for the inclusion and involvement of the public by providing for publication of proposals for amendment of the Constitution and for participation of the public in the processes leading to amendment of the Constitution, including in some cases, reference to the people through a referendum. Article 256, in particular, provides at sub-section (1)(c) that a Bill to amend the Constitution by parliamentary initiative “shall not be called for Second Reading in either House within 90 days after the First Reading of the Bill in that House”. Article 256(2) requires Parliament to publicize any Bill to amend the Constitution and to facilitate public discussion about the Bill. I want to repeat that so that Members follow. Article 256(2) requires Parliament to publicize any Bill to amend the Constitution and to facilitate public discussion about the Bill. The duty imposed on Parliament is one which arises after the publication of a Bill rather than before that. Further, Article 256(1(c) provides that a Bill to amend the Constitution shall not be called for Second Reading in either House within ninety days or after the First Reading of the Bill in that House. The period of three months provided for under Article 256(1)(c) has been set aside by the Constitution to facilitate publicizing of the Bill and public discussion that should inform the Second Reading and subsequent stages in the House. Hon. Members, the third issue before us is whether or not this matter is sub"
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