Channels for open dialogue

G25 would like to propose that the parliamentary select committees that are being put in place play an active role in initiating legislative action so that we can see progress to reform various policy matters that have long been put aside due to political inertia.

Parliaments in advanced democratic systems have a dual function. They not only carry out oversight on the operations of the government by holding to account its ministries and departments as well as the political appointees and civil servants, they also initiate an inquiry into a matter which has become a public controversy.