Hon Speaker, what a blow for democracy. The ANC uses its majority to shut down a debate on a Bill, and I certainly join the hon Kalyan in objecting.
This is because the fact that this is a statement rather than a debate sets a distressing precedent. The committee had no consensus that it should be a statement, because the DA consistently requested a debate, which we were within our rights to do. If this is the way ... [Interjections.] ...