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Opposition House Leader Kelvin Parsons says the conservative government has
broken yet another election promise on the first day of regular business in
the House of Assembly. In the Blue Book (page 60) under the heading
"Increasing the power of the people" the conservative party said they would;
Ask the Legislature to adopt family friendly election timetables and work
schedules, so the Members can combine their work more easily with family and
childcare responsibilities. This will involve workable time lines that
ensure a proper balance between Members’ responsibilities to the
Legislature, their constituents, and their families.
"It is highly unusual for the Government House Leader to open a session
with a night session the way this government has given notice they will. I
have checked several decades and it has not happened since then and I am not
sure if it ever happened before that," said Mr. Parsons.
The Liberal MHA accused the Premier of saying one thing on the issue of
respect for the House of Assembly in the Throne Speech but then immediately
doing something completely opposite. "They are trying to say they are open
and accountable yet they are late opening the House and then use heavy
handed tactics such as trying to keep the House of Assembly open all night
as a way of bullying the opposition. It really starts the session off on a
bad note." |