Recently, a parliamentary special select committee, minus the Opposition, reported on the issue of campaign financing. The committee was established on 28 April this year to consider national and other laws, regulations and experiences with political campaign financing and to make recommendations.
The committee argued – and I agree – that the issue of campaign financing is very important if Guyana is to strengthen its fledgling democracy and that the government that takes office after the 2011 elections will need to give it serious thought. In my view, the issue is also
