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Forum on MPs in Conversation | The People's Voice - Getting Parliament to Listen (25 Nov 2011)
Thursday, 24 November 2011 09:46am
Date: 25 Nov 2011 (Friday)
Time: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Venue: Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Level 1, Bar Council
Speakers
Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Member of Parliament (Temerloh)
Dr Michael Jeyakumar, Member of Parliament (Sungai Siput)
Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh, Chairman of Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA
Abdul Halim b Mansor, Secretary-General of Malaysian TradeUnion Congress
Moderator
Mahaletchumi Balakrishnan, Advocate and Solicitor
Have you ever thought that a law should be abolished, changed, or that a new law should be made? You might be concerned about existing laws (or the absence of laws) relating to any number of issues, such as discrimination of minorities, mistreatment of animals, political participation of university students, detention without trial, regulation of competition, workers’ rights, tax rates, or even electoral reforms.
How do you get Parliament to listen to your views, or that of your organisation? Is there a consultation process with interested groups when a law is first proposed or drafted, and can you get your views heard then? How do we effectively push for changes in the law? Are Members of Parliament willing to listen?
What role does a Member of Parliament play in the law making process? Does he or she scrutinise all Bills and consult with others on the content? Is there healthy debate in Parliament on Bills, and does this debate lead to changes being made to them? Are Members of Parliament concerned about what the people think, and what steps do they take to find out about the concerns of the people in relation to laws?
In the The People’s Voice – Getting Parliament to Listen forum, you can hear from Members of Parliament and those who have worked to bring about a change in our laws.
This forum is the third in a series of public fora entitled “MPs in Conversation” featuring Members of Parliament and commentators, and is organised by the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee in collaboration with The Nut Graph and with the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
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