16 Feb 2023 in Senate:
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16 Feb 2023 in Senate:
This House is the last frontier for free speech. I have a lot of respect for the Chair. I do not expect the Chair to gag us. I have a lot of respect for the Chair as an institution and the gentleman sitting on the Chair. This is the last frontier for free speech. We must ensure that there is fidelity to the Constitution and the Standing Orders. I urge you not to be dragged to be part of political parties or coalition intrigues. I urge you to allow the Minority to be led by those they want and the ...
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, what a way to start a session! My point of order is based on the traditions and customs of Parliament which you are very well versed with.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
On the first day of a session, the main business is constitution of the Senate Business Committee (SBC) which then processes the business that comes before the House.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that the Messages that you read are in the Standing Orders and that there is a requirement that they be read at the first instance when the Senate sits. However, the next Order that we are going into, which is laying of Papers, is neither urgent nor critical. Even though some of the papers that the Majority Leader is about to lay are things that we should have done before, I wanted to get your guidance because in the absence of a SBC - as we speak, we do not have a SBC, it died ...
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg for your protection because---
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
This is our first substantive---
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
I am on a point of order.
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14 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, for avoidance of doubt, I am rising on Standing Order No. 43 as read with---
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