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Bill: NDP - Public Welfare Reform Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Democratic Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2360
Description[?]:
| The needs of the people should demand the government's attention. "Speaking as one of the people, I want you to know: we are tired of the decline of Hutori with no sign of a government able to give us what we deserve." |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first trimester.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government does not supply free or discounted contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Health care policy.
Old value:: Health care is entirely private.
Current: There is a public health care system, but private clinics are allowed.
Proposed: Health care is entirely public and free; private clinics are banned.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The nation's policy on minimum wage regulation.
Old value:: There is no provision for a minimum wage.
Current: There shall be a minimum wage at a level that a single full time worker on it can adequately subsist.
Proposed: There shall be a minimum wage at a level considered a "living wage," well above the poverty line for a full time worker.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Pharmaceutical drugs policy.
Old value:: The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens.
Current: The government subsidises the cost of pharmaceutical drugs for people on low incomes.
Proposed: The government pays for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The recreational drug policy.
Old value:: Recreational drug use is forbidden.
Current: All naturally occurring drugs are legal.
Proposed: The use of cannabis is legal.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Proposed: Smoking is prohibited.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: The government does not fund sports clubs; only private ones are allowed.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Proposed: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Debate
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| Date | 20:41:53, February 14, 2007 CET | From |  "Le Chaim" - Aesthetic Party | To | Debating the NDP - Public Welfare Reform Bill |
| Message | Häää? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 250 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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