As to whether or not their contribution would have been taken on board is neither here nor there because history would have recorded the fact that the MP'S opposed certain aspects of the bill. The future generation would have perused through the parliamentary book of records (the Hansard) and noted the honourable members' opinion in respect of the Bill.
It is a trite fact that the people have elected the MP'S to be their eyes, mouth and ears. It also trite that members of parliament should have consulted the people before boycotting parliament. That they have decided to boycott parliament on their own volition is at most embarrassing and a betrayal of the people's trust and a derogation of their duties. The argument that the Bill was not presented before the all party caucus is ill-timed and unfortunate because the people voted them and they are accountable to the people first before their political parties. What saddens me most is that the MP's never bothered to inform their constituents that they have boycotted parliament and the reasons thereof.
