National Assembly Session.

A national assembly session was held after nearly two months to debate over the issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The hope was that this session would provide an opportunity for policymakers to reach a consensus on the way forward and create a unified front to effectively deal with the crisis at hand. All in all, the discourse remained somewhat civil despite some fearing that members would use the platform to hurl accusations at each other. The government is rather clear on what it has in mind for the days ahead. Lockdown will be lifted gradually in order to prevent a total economic collapse.

The opposition on the other hand did not provide clarity on exactly what it wants. It lamented the federal government's decision to lift the lockdown while simultaneously acknowledging that the economic situation is dire and many people are in bad shape due to prolonged inactivity. It would be better that they take a clear stance, and then an honest debate can be held on the merits of different options. Until then, this is just deliberately ambiguous messaging meant to do nothing more than...