OPINIONISTA: Parliament cannot fall down the rabbit hole of secrecy

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Legislators must step up – to give life and meaning to the Constitution, and its founding values of equality, dignity, openness, accountability, transparency and responsiveness.

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To be frank I think Parliament might already be down the rabbit hole. Eg: The utter neglect for a MEANINGFUL public participation process - especially to inform & educate PRIOR to asking public input is one clear example. Imho keeping citizens ignorant is violating our rights.

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