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Opposition Senator Jearlean John yesterday âhumblyâ apoloÂgised and was spared referral to the Privileges Committee for statements critical of Senator Maria Dillon-Remy made in a newspaper interview following the passage of the Procurement Bill last week.
Johnâs apology, which was made in the Senate yesterday under the item âPersonal Explanationâ, came immediately before Senate President Christine Kangaloo gave her ruling on the request from the coordinator of the Independent Bench, Senator Paul Richards, to have John sent to the Privileges Committee for contempt.
Kangaloo, in announcing her decision, stated: âIn light of the personal explanation proffered by Senator John earlier in the proceedings, I will not be referring Senator John to the Committee of Privileges.
Daly: Abstaining from voting in Senate gives government majority
Martin Daly SC -
A former independent senator said the decision by independent senators to abstain from supporting the procurement legislation had the same effect of a yes vote.
Martin Daly, SC, said that the media and others portrayed the wrong information when it reported that the Government only needed support from one of the nine independent senators in order to pass the legislation last week. The Government was seeking a simple majority for its proposal. In that case, from the moment the first abstention on the final vote occurred, the Government was home and dry, even if all the opposition senators and the remaining eight of the nine Independents voted against the proposal, he stated.
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Independent Senator brings contempt motion against Jearlean John
Thursday 10 December 2020
Opposition Senator Jearlean John is escorted by police to the Red House on August 29. - Photo by Vidya Thurab
Independent Senator Paul Richards has brought a motion of contempt of Parliament against Opposition Senator Jearlean John for statements she made after the passage of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property (Amendment) Bill 2020 on Tuesday.
Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Richards quoted a December 9 Newsday article which said: A shame and a disgrace was how Opposition Senator Jearlean John described Independent Senator Maria Dillon-Remy’s support for the Government to narrowly pass a bill to water down the procurement laws.”