00:00And I'd like to say to the members of the public who are paying attention, who have sent their well-wishes,
00:05that no, I do not believe this would be my last budget contribution.
00:19And so as I sat in this debate, you know, this has been a very, very unique debate for me,
00:26because, you know, outside of the regular pick-on, we have also faced some pick-on from our own side.
00:35And that has been very unique.
00:56Because I sat down here and I listened as a colleague started a contribution talking about A-teams and B-teams
01:17and ended a contribution talking about a very serious, very important national issue on bullying.
01:27That same colleague spent a lot of time this year talking about who was nobody, nimakaram, etc.
01:40After Deputy Speaker Esmond Ford's intervention, the Tabakit MP continued.
01:45That is not giving A-team behavior.
01:48To contradict yourself in 55 minutes is not A-team behavior.
01:52And take that from me, who have been an A-student my entire life.
01:56Take that from me, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
02:00The Tabakit MP said that she has a lot of ideas for her constituency, but she is stuck in what she called an antiquated system.
02:08Because it makes no sense, Mr. Deputy Speaker, being a young politician or a new politician and trying to practice in the old political landscape.
02:21Once you do that, once you do that, Mr. Deputy Speaker, you are setting up yourself for failure.
02:33MP Haynes-Alain said change agents are needed in local politics.
02:37If it is that your loyalty to your party supersedes your loyalty to the country that has given us everything that we have,
02:48you are not making the difference you think you make yet.
02:51The opposition MP also seemed to have a message for the government MPs.
02:56We've had in this past year, and in this very debate here, I have looked at and listened to several members applauding a decision taken by my colleagues.
03:09Applauding the decision and myself to stand collectively for something that we truly believe in.
03:18But it is our civic duty, no matter where you are, for you to equally stand for the right thing.
03:28MP Haynes-Alain defined a political party as being a vehicle for national development.
03:34Jule Brown, TV6 News.
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