11. Last December we tabled a draft bill that Quebecers were called upon to discuss and amend, then adopt or reject. 12. Meeting Friday, the Cabinet approved a draft bill for parliamentary approval that would allow corruption suspects to be held in custody before trial. 13. Parliament will discuss the draft bill in May instead of in March because of a deluge of public comments on the bill. 14. The confederation backs the draft bills, which the two other organizations oppose. 15. The coalitions should have a section by section general summary of the draft bill together later today. 16. The government replaced the decree on Friday with a draft bill that limits the use of preventive detention but allows investigators to detain corruption suspects. 17. The House Ways and Means Committee has yet to produce a draft bill. 18. The House draft bill also places special emphasis on the development of new antibiotics and extends market exclusivity given to other drugs to antibiotics. 19. To increase revenue, the draft bill calls for re-establishing export tariffs on oil and gas, a common communist proposal. 20. Transportation and Aviation Minister Moises Orozco Graterol said the council of ministers approved a civil aviation draft bill. |