24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very important issue that Sen Cherargei is bringing to the attention of the House by way of Statement. The identification of a police officer is not only by uniform. I would wish that Sen. Cherargei had included in his Statement, which I want to request that it be added as a further issue to be discussed in that Statement by the Committee that will handle this matter. How do you identify a police officer, yet it has become the culture and behaviour of our police officers not to show their identification nowadays? ...
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Just in furtherance of what Sen. Sakaja is proposing, this is an extremely important report. We have been trying to read what is on our iPads because it was uploaded today.
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, in making that decision, which Sen. Sakaja purports to make on your behalf and you have rightly informed him that he does not have leverage, please, bear in mind how long it will take for us to read 400 pages.
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to be allowed to speak at this point because I also had an amendment. The Speaker, before the commencement of debate on this Motion, ruled that under Standing Order No. 64, he had decided not to approve. This Standing Order has been in operation in this House for a while, though in the two terms that I have been here, I have not seen a Speaker exercise his authority. It is one that he sparingly uses, whereas, opinion can be both ways. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ...
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
The nexus of this Standing Order is that you can drop an amendment if in the opinion of the Speaker, whatever you want to amend has already been covered in the Report. I strongly feel we need a detailed ruling from the Office of the Speaker as to why my amendment was dropped because it will determine my decision on this Motion. I agree with the entirety of the Report, but I am bothered by some recommendations. The recommendations are not commensurate to the crime committed by various public officers and the companies. I want to understand the basis upon ...
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, before that is determined, I plead with you not to put this matter to vote until we are satisfied and given a response from your office.
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. .
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, before you resumed, Sen. Cherargei rose on a point of order and I followed through and was supported by a few of our colleagues, that we need a substantive ruling on the application of Standing Order 64, which denied two of us the right to amend this Motion. I made the request because my amendment will determine how I vote on this Report. While I agree with the findings of the Committee, I am disappointed by the recommendations. I want them to give more stringent recommendations on each of the public officers and the entities that were ...
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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24 Sep 2020 in Senate:
You can be informed at any time of the debate. I would like to inform the Senate Minority Leader that I like the question he has raised because it is extremely important. I want to further inform him that actually with regard to my The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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