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    "content": "participation. If you read it, it says that, that happens after the First Reading but before the Second Reading. Therefore, before the Second Reading, there is an assumption that the Bill ought to have gone to a Committee. Going further to Standing Order No.137, the expectation is that when the Bill has been sent to a Committee, the Committee shall report back to the House. Standing Order 137(1) states that- “Whenever a Bill is referred to a StandingCommittee, the Chairperson of the Committee, the vice chairperson or a Senator designated by the Committee to which the Bill is committed, shall present theCommittee’s report to the Senate within thirty calendar days of such committal.” Similarly, Standing Order 137(2) states that- “Upon presentation of the report underparagraph (1) or if the Committee’s report is not presented when it becomes due, the Bill shall be ordered to be read a Second Time and committed to the Committee of the Whole on such day as the Senate Business Committee shall, in consultation with the Senator who introduced the Bill, appoint.” Madam Temporary Speaker, the import of what I am bringing up is that the consideration of a committee, public participation and reporting back to the House are critical steps before the Second Reading. The reason why “shall” is used and not “may” in Standing Order No.137 is because it is not optional for the Committee to report back. It is expected that the Committee shall report back within 30 days. It is upon those 30days, in Standing Order 137(2)---"
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