{"id":1190,"date":"2011-08-19T06:41:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-19T06:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/2011\/08\/19\/letters-37\/"},"modified":"2020-01-02T18:03:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T14:03:42","slug":"letters-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mauritiustimes.com\/mt\/letters-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Pourquoi tant d\u2019empressement pour introduire la repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle\u00a0?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Readers\u2019 Response\/Opinion<\/u><\/span><\/h4>\n

Apr\u00e8s la temp\u00eate politique qui a d\u00e9bouch\u00e9 sur la rupture de l\u2019alliance gouvernementale, c\u2019est l\u2019heure des tractations et d\u2019autres ramifications avec des rencontres entre les leaders des partis d\u2019opposition \u2013 MSM et MMM \u2013 et aussi une rencontre entre les leaders du PTr, et du MMM. Pr\u00e9texte\u00a0: la r\u00e9forme \u00e9lectorale avec comme motif principal la repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sous cette couverture, \u2018Ti cr\u00e9tin\u2019 est redevenu \u2018Ti frer\u2019 du grand cr\u00e9tin. La population est abasourdie par ce soudain revirement et retournement de veste. Si le \u2018Ti frer\u2019 croit que le \u2018Gran frer\u2019 contractera une alliance avec son parti — apr\u00e8s cette rencontre — en vue des prochaines \u00e9lections g\u00e9n\u00e9rales, il restera un grand na\u00eff\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Quand on parle de la r\u00e9forme \u00e9lectorale et surtout de repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle, tout le monde sait que c\u2019est un syst\u00e8me vou\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chec. A Rodrigues, on a vu le bouleversement que cela a provoqu\u00e9. Dans le pays de r\u00e9f\u00e9rence, Trinidad et Tobago, la repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle a apport\u00e9 un d\u00e9s\u00e9quilibre social plus qu\u2019une harmonie sociale. Dans aucune des grandes d\u00e9mocraties inspir\u00e9es par le style westminist\u00e9rien comme l\u2019Inde ou la Grande Bretagne, l\u2019on ne penserait \u00e0 introduire la repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle. Alors pourquoi cet empressement du leader du MMM d\u2019aller de l\u2019avant avec cette r\u00e9forme\u00a0?<\/span><\/p>\n

Est-ce que leader du MMM aurait un agenda cach\u00e9\u00a0? Depuis que le MMM est arriv\u00e9 au pouvoir en 1982, l\u2019une de ses premi\u00e8res actions a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019abolition de la d\u00e9claration d\u2019appartenance communautaire lors des recensements de la population pour soi-disant lutter contre le communalisme. Or, depuis ce parti a toujours pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 tous ses candidats en fonction de leur profil ethnique, dont trois Musulmans au No. 3, trois Hindous dont un \u00ab\u00a0Vaish\u00a0\u00bb, un \u00ab\u00a0Rajput\u00a0\u00bb et un \u00ab\u00a0Ravived\u00a0\u00bb au No. 5 et ainsi de suite.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dans le pass\u00e9, les grand tribuns travaillistes dont les Ramlallah, Ramnarain et autres Ramgoolam avaient lutt\u00e9 contre la repr\u00e9sentation proportionnelle afin d\u2019\u00e9viter toute balkanisation du peuple mauricien. Dans leur sagesse, ils avaient propos\u00e9 l\u2019introduction du syst\u00e8me de \u00ab\u00a0Best Loser\u00a0\u00bb pour prot\u00e9ger les minorit\u00e9s. Aujourd\u2019hui, ce syst\u00e8me existe toujours mais est quelque peu d\u00e9pass\u00e9 par l\u2019abolition de la d\u00e9claration d\u2019appartenance communautaire. Ce qui fausse cet exercice car la Commission \u00e9lectorale se base toujours sur les statistiques de la population d\u2019avant \u201982 pour d\u00e9terminer les \u00ab\u00a0Best Losers\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cette abolition, suivie de la cr\u00e9ation des centres culturels et linguistiques qui ont pouss\u00e9 un peu comme des champignons dans le pays, d\u00e9montrent l\u2019agenda cach\u00e9 du MMM. Il suffit de fragmenter la population en morceaux culturels et linguistiques pour accentuer les clivages afin de mieux r\u00e9gner. Il est temps que l\u2019on arr\u00eate de traiter la population comme une bande de cr\u00e9tins\u00a0!<\/span><\/p>\n

Suttyhudeo Tengur
\n<\/em><\/strong>Pr\u00e9sident – Government Hindi Teachers\u2019 Union <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0* * * <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Senior Centres and Prison Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

I read some time back that 45% (or is it 65%?) of our local prison inmates go back to crime every now and then. Here\u2019s a twisted thought, and what a great idea!\u00a0Here is the way it should be: <\/span>
\nLet’s put the seniors in jail and criminals in nursing homes.<\/strong> <\/span>
\nThis would correct two things at one go: Seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.\u00a0They would receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical treatment,\u00a0wheel chairs, etc.<\/span>
\nThey would receive\u00a0money instead of having to pay it out. They would have constant video monitoring so they would be helped immediately if they fell or needed\u00a0assistance.<\/span>
\nBedding would be washed\u00a0twice\u00a0a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to them.<\/span>
\nA guard would check on them every 20 minutes. All meals and snacks would be brought to\u00a0them. They would have family visits in a suite built for that purpose.<\/span>
\nThey would have access to a library,\u00a0weight\/fitness room; spiritual counselling; a pool; and education plus free admission to in-house concerts by nationally recognized entertainment artists.<\/span>
\nSimple clothing — i.e. shoes, slippers, pyjamas — plus legal aid would be free upon request.\u00a0<\/span>
\nThere would be private, secure rooms provided for all with an outdoor exercise yard complete with gardens.<\/span>
\nEach\u00a0senior would have a PC, TV, phone and radio in their room\u00a0at no cost. They would receive daily phone calls.<\/span>
\nThere would be a board of directors to hear any complaints and local NGOs would fight for their rights and protection.<\/span>
\nThe guards would have a code of conduct to be strictly adhered to with lawyers available at no\u00a0charge, to protect the seniors and their families from abuse or neglect.<\/span>
\nAs for the criminals:<\/span>
\nThey would\u00a0receive\u00a0cold\u00a0food.<\/span>
\nThey would\u00a0be left alone and unsupervised.<\/span>
\nThey would\u00a0receive showers\u00a0once\u00a0a week.<\/span>
\nThey would live in tiny rooms, for which they would have to pay Rs 5000 per month.<\/span>
\nThey would have no hope of ever getting out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sounds like justice to me! What do you think?<\/span><\/p>\n

Kamal
\n<\/em><\/strong>Curepipe<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Impact of Lord Woolf\u2019s Reforms on the
\nMauritian Judiciary<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Lord Woolf claimed that the civil justice system has become excessively adversarial, slow, complex and expensive costs had become disproportionate to the issues involved in litigation and that there was undue complexity of law procedure, and uncertainty about how much time and money would be required.<\/span><\/p>\n

His proposals aim at cutting delays, reducing expenses and simplifying the process of litigation. Lord Woolf sought to encourage parties to explore alternatives to the resolution of dispute by a court. He also advocated a short timetable for cases to reach the court and for the length of trials.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taken in the local context, there is no doubt that our judiciary has implemented some of Lord Woolf\u2019s reforms. What is the current position regarding the backlog of civil cases pending at Supreme Court, Civil division of the Intermediate Court and the Industrial Court?<\/span><\/p>\n

Has litigation become less complex? Should the timetable of litigation become shorter and more certain? There is still much scope for improvement. Although our judiciary has admittedly introduced judicial case management, yet certainly we should be more concerned with managing the business of the courts more efficiently as strict timetabling would reduce delay and uncertainty in progressing. Hands-on judicial case management should reduce delay and the scope of unfairness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Certainly we should place great faith in the impact of new technology. Lord Woolf argued that it was certainly more practical to exert greater case management than in the past because of advances of technology which make it possible. Courts are already using information Technology to monitor the process of litigation. Of course there should be video and telephone conferencing facilities. Some courts like Employment Relations Tribunal are already providing information technology facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the absence of a credible survey among litigants and lawyers alike, it will be difficult to assess whether some particular courts are managing their cases better than other court divisions. It will be equally difficult to highlight whether courts have been monitoring case progress and chasing lawyers to meet deadlines.<\/span><\/p>\n

C.B Hurry
\n<\/em><\/strong>Port Louis<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Sri Aurobindo<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Thanks for your article on Sri Aurobindo which appeared in last week’s <\/em>Mauritius Times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Enfin quelqu’un qui s’int\u00e9resse \u00e0 un vrai Rishi de notre \u00e9poque contemporaine! Y a-t-il une Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Sri Aurobindo \u00e0 Maurice? Si non, il faut en cr\u00e9er une pour\u00a0faire conna\u00eetre la vie,\u00a0l’enseignement, et la vision du monde\u00a0de ce saint-homme. Je suis dispos\u00e9 \u00e0 apporter\u00a0ma contribution, aussi modeste soit-elle. J’ai fait trois s\u00e9jours de trop courte dur\u00e9e \u00e0 l’Ashram de Pondich\u00e9ry et j’en ai profit\u00e9 pour acqu\u00e9rir quelques ouvrages de ce saint-homme. J’ai m\u00eame visit\u00e9 l’Auroville qui \u00e9tait \u00e0 ce moment en construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Crish Virahsawmy
\n<\/em><\/strong>cvsawmy@intnet.mu<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Vers une r\u00e9conciliation<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

La c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de la R\u00e9volution chinoise de 1911, une \u00e9tape tournante dans l\u2019Histoire de la Chine mill\u00e9naire, est une occasion pour nous les Sino-Mauriciens de r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir, de panser nos blessures et de mettre la pendule \u00e0 l\u2019heure apr\u00e8s tant d\u2019ann\u00e9es de guerre fratricide et id\u00e9ologique entre pro-Pekin et pro-Taiwan.<\/span><\/p>\n

La comm\u00e9moration de la contribution de ce grand tribun nomm\u00e9 Sun Yat Sen cimentera cette communaut\u00e9 fragment\u00e9e. En effet, le terrain abritant un immeuble connu comme Chung Hwa sis No. 39 rue Pope Hennessy et rue Giscard d\u2019Estaing en face de l\u2019\u00e9cole de La Salle RCA \u00e0 Port Louis avait \u00e9t\u00e9 achet\u00e9 au nom de MM Chan Yu Tin, Jean Ah Chuen, Chan Yee Mee, Wan Buen Cheong, Eloi Assoon Lin Man Him, Leung Liong Pheow, Li Pak U, To Wai Man, Swee Liong, Cheung Leung Chung et Chan Shun au nom du gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique chinoise, repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par son Consul de Chine d\u2019alors, M. Cheung Shan Yan, le 27 f\u00e9vrier 1945 devant le notaire Me Richard de Chazal pour la somme de Rs 49,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Le titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 Reg. C No. 856 (Trans Vol: 488 No. 492 pages 1-4) stipule clairement \u00ab\u00a0que les vendeurs reconnaissent avoir re\u00e7u et touch\u00e9 du gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique chinoise par les mains de Monsieur Cheung Shan Yan\u00a0\u00bb ce terrain. De facto, ces 13 personnes soussign\u00e9es \u00e9taient des \u00ab\u00a0trustees\u00a0\u00bb nomm\u00e9s par le Consul d\u2019alors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Il est grand temps de rendre \u00e0 C\u00e9sar ce qui appartient \u00e0 C\u00e9sar. Maurice pr\u00f4ne une politique de \u2018Only One China\u2019 et, par cons\u00e9quent, il doit \u00eatre restitu\u00e9 au gouvernement de la R\u00e9publique Populaire de Chine par le biais de son Ambassade \u00e0 Belle Rose. Nous avons d\u00e9j\u00e0 port\u00e9 l\u2019affaire devant La Commission Justice et V\u00e9rit\u00e9. Et nous demandons au Registrar General de faire le n\u00e9cessaire afin de restituer ce terrain \u00e0 son propri\u00e9taire l\u00e9gitime.<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u2019est un patrimoine appartenant \u00e0 la communaut\u00e9 sino-mauricienne. Apres restitution, on pourra construire un mus\u00e9e d\u2019histoire ou une galerie d\u2019art et lui donner le nom suivant\u00a0: \u00ab\u00a0Sun Yat Sen Memorial Building\u00a0\u00bb en hommage \u00e0 cette figure de proue de la R\u00e9volution 1911.<\/span><\/p>\n

Philip Li Ching Hum
\n<\/em><\/strong>Beau Bassin<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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