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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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You bring that in here, and you might get a few people who would take it up. [Laughter]
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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But the Honourable Member when he speaks of the industry in and of itself, and what is going to happen to mechanics and what is going to happen to the gas attendants. You know, I declare my interest as everyone knows. Yes, it is a challenge because a pump attendant . . . I was a bit ticklish about the …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. I know that. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: You know that. Well, the impression that we were given is that 2035 everybody is going to have electric cars. We know that Bermudians keep cars forever. You could buy a combustible ICE car in 2030, 2032, 2033, 2034 and [it will] last another 20 years. So you will be in business …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And again, good afternoon colleagues. I read with interest in the paper this potential merger between two insurance companies that have been around for quite some time. And on the surface, I can recognise from a business point of view the sense in this merger. But it draws to attention some c oncerns …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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—b ut they abbreviate and it is all over the place and it is the pharmacist who has to pick out exactly what it is saying, because [the doctor] can’t even spell the word. An H on. Mem ber: Chinese, huh ?
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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So they are saving lives, but guess what? The Bermudian pharmacy, the independent pharmacy owner is being squeezed out because now these conglomerates are saying, Well, if you go over there and get your generic drug, that is 80 per cent. We ain’t covering it all. We are moving from an environment that said all generics were 100 per cent …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Somebody must see the error in this w ay. An H on. Mem ber: They do n’t care. T hat’s r ight.
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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This can’t be! And I understand the justification, the business justification of it. But somebody has got to step in and slow this thing down. On the other side of the coin, I recognise that Government has a challenge as well. If you are paying $400 for a premium package, we know that it is costing Government more than that …
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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And when we said we would not do that , because if a doctor cannot own a pharmacy in his establishment . . . and people ass ume when they go to the doctor’s office that the pharmacy in there is owned by the doctor, you know. It’s not!
28 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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They assume that! And the pharmacist . . . I am going back to the pharmacist. My wife is going to have a fit with me. But I am going back to the pharmacist because, guess what? If I take their salary and compare it to the US salaries, the US pharmacists are making more money. How is that possible? …
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, supplemental. Yes.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, and good morning, colleagues. My first question to the Junior Minister is, Will the Junior Minister please inform this Honourable House as to whether the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s budgeted allocation from Government has been reduced or sums reallocated since the 2024/2025 National Budget was approved by Legislature?
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Supplemental?
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. What was the reason given for the further reduced amount?
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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The question was, What was the reason given for the further reduced amount? I am not sure if he is saying it went to sports. I am lost on that one. [Inaudible interjections and laughter]
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Second supplemental. What was the amount that was taken or re- allocated from the BTA to wherever all that stuff he said? [Laughter]
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Correct.
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Since there has been a reduction in the allocation for the Bermuda Tourism Authority, would the Junior Minister please inform this Honourable House what sporting events have been affected, postponed and/ or cancel led as a result? ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER HOUSE VISITOR
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Supplementary. Supplementary, thank you. Since there are none, I believe there are only a few recurring sports events in Bermuda. Can the Junior Minister then tell us, In any of those recurring events, are any of those not happening for the budget year 2024/25?
14 Jun 2024 House of Assembly
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Recognising that there are recurring events —as an example I will say PGA —on a regular basis (I will just use that as an example) . . . I am sure the Junior Minister is well aware that there are only a handful of recurring sporting events in Bermuda. Can t he Minister tell us if there are any of …