00:00For civil servants, we have Intan.
00:05For judges, we have Ilka.
00:08What do we have for Parliament?
00:11Constitutional expert Shad Salim Faruqi suggests establishing an Institute of Parliamentary
00:16Affairs to train MPs in lawmaking, budget interpretation, and economic matters.
00:22He said the lack of knowledge among MPs about the federal constitution leads to racially
00:27and religiously charged debates, legally questionable claims, and gender-biased positions
00:32on issues.
00:34Shad Salim also said MPs should have short courses to enable them to interpret laws and
00:39take part in the drafting of laws that could be presented to Parliament as a private member's
00:44bill.
00:45He also advocated for a parliamentary budget office, like those in Australia and other
00:50Commonwealth nations, where independent experts offer free, non-partisan analyses of both
00:56short- and long-term impacts of budgetary decisions.
01:00MPs must actually be made aware of the long-term implications.
01:08I'm personally troubled by it every day.
01:12We order food, it comes in plastic bags, it comes in plastic containers.
01:17I'm telling myself, very soon our oceans will be filled with plastic bags.
01:24When it comes to environmental issues, rivers are turning into drains, hills are being carted
01:31away.
01:32These are long-term policies.
01:35Danish Rajareza, FMT.
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