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Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth Vol. XCIII 2012: Issue Two ISSN 0031-2282


Issued by the Secretariat of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Suite 700, Westminster House, 7 Millbank, London SWIP 3JA, United Kingdom Tel: (+44-20) 7799-1460 Fax: (+44-20) 7222-6073 Email: hq.sec@cpahq.org www.cpahq.org


Publisher: Dr William F. Shija Secretary-General


Editor: Andrew Imlach Director of Communications and Research


Designer and Assistant Editor: Lisa Leaño


Front cover Street tradersin Delhi, India. Jorg Hackemann/Shutterstock®


Printed in: England by Warners Midlands, PLC; New Delhi by Jainco Art India, and Singapore by Times Printers Private Limited


82 | The Parliamentarian | 2012: Issue Two COMMENT MAIN ARTICLES


Inside Issues Resolving issues through Parliament: From conflict between peoples to conflicts with technology


Page 84


View from the Chair The Queen and the Commonwealth: An unrivalled force for unity


Page 86


View from the CWP Discrimination against women: Official and informal


Page 88


View from the Secretary-General The plight of children in the 21st


Century Page 90


Campaign Finance Reform Hon. Barry O’Farrell, MP Page 96


Building a free and responsible press throughout the Commonwealth Lord Black of Brentwood Page 100


Repealing Canada’s dated ban on transmission of


election results Hon. Tim Uppal, PC, MP Page 104


Constitutional modernization for


Montserrat Prof. Sir Howard Fergus, KBE,


PhD Page 108


Engaging the electorate: An evolving process in


Scotland Mr David Stewart, MSP Page 112


Going beyond GDP to foster “Better policies


for Better lives” Ms Martine Durand Page 116


Mock Parliaments help to place more Pacific women in the


House Mr Eni Tekanene Page 120


Parliamentary World


Heritage sites Mr James W. Macnutt, QC Page 122


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