In An Ideal Situation

In an ideal situation when policies affecting citizens are drafted there would be reseach & disscussions with rmembers of the public, NGOs or MPs would have a copy of bills to be tabled in parliment, right? Well, I soon realised anyone possesing any proposed bills, although it might be just a few days before it is tabled in parliment, would be liable to be charged under the OSA.
You see, I had been trying to find information regarding the government's proposed foreign workers bill, but after checking with a few NGOs, I couldn't find any information regarding this bill which the government had earlier announced to be tabled in parliment. When I approached a Parliment MP, Fong Po Kuan, she is aware about this bill but she too do not have details of the bill.
“Most of the time, MPs don’t have earlier information about proposed bills, until the bills are tabled on the day at the Parliament. The government rarely consult MPs before bills are tabled”, she said.

Thank you.

Best Regards,

VC