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As I listened to the President’s address to Parliament at its opening on Monday, I can’t help but was drawn to the part where she mentioned that Singaporeans “desire for more diverse voices to be heard, and stronger checks and balances”. Until and when both the President and Speaker of Parliament are prepared to walk their motherhood talks and Opposition MPs are able to muster enough courage to thump through contentious issues without fear or favour, the next 4-5 years will be a replica of post-2011 where the PAP will rebuild its lost momentum.

Reader got a little curious as to how can Parliament hold your party leaders accountable when 83 of 93 seats, including yours are subjected to party whipping while the following list of sticking questions from the previous session of Parliament remain unresolved.

Our reader is skeptical of meritocracy in Singapore as she claims that if we really uphold that value, we should have appointed a Eurasian Speaker of Parliament instead. Do you agree?

Do you think Halimah Yacob has the adequate financial experience to manage our reserves? Why are candidates with good finances disqualified while Halimah automatically qualifies just because she is Speaker of Parliament? #PAPLogic

I refer to the article “New Speaker urges lawmakers to remain accessible, relevant” (Straits Times, Sep 12).

In a Facebook announcement today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has appointed Mr Tan Chuan Jin, the current Minister for Social and Family Development, as the new Speaker of Parliament.