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The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

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2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Okay. All right. QUESTION 2: YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS BUILDING CAPACITY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT Hon. Ben Smith: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Second question. Would the Honourable Minister be able to provide whether there will be any reporting that is necessary for people who have taken this certificate and then are referring people? Will there be any reporting mechanism …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary? QUESTION 3: YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS BUILDING CAPACITY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT Hon. Ben Smith: No final question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Considering that if this initiative works the way I think all of us would want it to work, there is a potential that there is an increase in referrals. Could the Honourable Minister let us know …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. 2012 2 March 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Kim N. Wilson: I thank the Honourable Member for that question. Colleagues will recall that last year in the mid- term budget we received an extra $ 2.29 million as confirmation of this Government's initiative and interest in ensuring that we address mental health, par-ticularly as …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. Ben Smith: Yes, supplementary. Thank you, Honourable Minister, for that response. Just for information purposes, if the Minister can just let the community know that there will be services available that will be without cost for the young people who get referred, because I think it's important that we let people know that not only …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Mm-hmm. Minister. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Yes, Mr. Speaker, those communications are ongoing, and in fact it will be discussed further on Wednesday when we do the budget with respect to H ealth, but I thank the Honourable Member for that.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
No further questions. Minister [for] Cabinet, my fault . I knew there was another question. MP King had a question, I had actually put it down on the House, but it is for you . He just reminded me of that. We will just have him put his question now. QUESTION 1: ELECTORAL REFORM UPDATE
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary? Supplementary or new question? QUESTION 2: ELECTORAL REFORM UPDATE
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Minister . Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Mr. Speaker, I will refer to my Statement again. We have continued discussion with subject matter experts on absentee and electronic overseas voting solutions, focusing on what is secure, verifiable, and workable in Bermuda. It is not about adapting technology for its own sake, but about under-standing opt ions, understanding risks, and ensuring …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARY
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Minister. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Mr. Speaker, I understand where the Member is trying to go, [I am] not understanding why. One thing has nothing to do with the other. But as I said, I can read my S tatement again on what is going to happen, if he's not clear.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary or third question?
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Mm-hmm. SUPPLEMENTARY
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes, I was asking . . . I was looking for a question to put to him out of that. That was a statement. You need a question out of it .
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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In future, if it's not a question, you can't put it. I was, I was giving you the leeway expecting the question to come out at the end of it. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Mr. Speaker, I would ask that he withdraw that.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
The point is, and let me, let me just use this opportunity. If you remember the workshop that we had recently, one of the topics was on questions . And when we rise on the Q uestion Period, it should be a question formulated right from the beginning. Rather than trying to build to the question have your question ready …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Junior Minister.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Sure, go right ahead.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Supplementary, yes. SUPPLEMENTARIES
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Second supplementary?
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Second supplementary. All right.