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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Politics! [Inaudible interjections]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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No, I said Sir. I said Sir. He was even saying that his goal is to be 100, in his 90 th year. So again to the Winifred Lynch family, just congratulations to her on achieving that 100th birthday.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Junior Minister for bringing about somewhat of an explanation. Just trying to clarify . . . This change was up to 2019, did you say? Yes. It still seems like quite a few years that have gone by until we are now just making this correction. So, I accept that there …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Thank you very much. I don’t usually say this, but I will be brief. I think I want to just, for right now, set the record that this has certainly been something that we were looking at as far as being fair and equitable. And in that vein, this had nothing to do with the nefarious few …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And we do not have to be long here. I want to congratulate the member that is visiting the Chambers on this designation that has been given, Swan Pyro-technics Limited, on this five -year . . . I don’t know if I call it a licence or what I call it. But cert …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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But yes, Mr. Speaker, this is a good thing. And maybe the Junior Minister can give us a little more clarity on some of those things that I asked about, especially does this include fireworks? I am assuming also with this that . . . I am not sure where the expertise lies in understanding the equipment and stuff that …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Is it? Okay. Okay. Well, I am glad that the Government has finally gotten to this point. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. I only have two questions, and the Honourable Junior Minister has answered one of them. So, thank you for giving us a peek at some of the renovations that are about to take place. And first let me say this here, to Rosedon, listen, I am all for these upgrades. They need to happen. You go to …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning and welcome back. On page 2, the Minister mentions that the Ministry of Public Works retained an expert who found that there was an inherent failure in the current business model. I would like to know when was this expert taken on.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary. Would the Minister consider that to be unusual, that we would take on, as stated here, an expert to give free advice on where a policy goes for the people of Bermuda? [Inaudible interjection]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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On where policy goes for the people of Bermuda, to then lead them to an assessment by EY? It is just a bit irregular that we would allow someone to counsel Government on decisions to be made, and we do not make it public other than just to say “an expert. ”
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I asked a question.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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No, supplemental.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Was it the advice of this expert to hire Ernst & Young?
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I never had an expert.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Yes, Mr. Speaker.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Wow. Minister, also on page 2, [it] mentioned that after this assessment the Government engaged an inter-nation accounting firm, Ernst & Young. When did that take place in relation to when the expert whom they retained was taken on? So, first part of that is, When was this Ernst & Young taken on?
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, yes. [The Minister] gave a Statement that on the eve of opening up this hotel, Thursday, and November 1 was the following day or two that the hotel was to open. So it did seem a bit abrupt. My question is, The Minister must have some idea of when that decision was made. To say that you do not …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Okay. Yes. I would like to [send] my condolences to the family of Canon Francis. I heard it was mentioned just earlier, so I would like to add a few words of gratitude to a man who I felt was a wonderful man of God. In his later years he would always, and I know across the floor here, whenever …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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She went to Bailey’s Bay, as traditional St. David’s Islanders —many of them found their spouses in Bailey’s Bay. I do not know what was in the water there, Cousin. They would not go to St. George’s, but they would go to Bailey’s Bay. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]