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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
Does any other Member wish to make a . . . MP Tucker. Bermuda House of Assembly Ms. Robin Tucker: Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Good morning.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. Does any other Member wish to make a contribution? Opposition Whip, MP Cannonier. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, everyone , once again. We are living in an interesting time, Mr. Speaker. Last night I spent watching the live feed of missiles in the sky—
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Mm-hmm. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: —over several countries, Lebanon, Israel, Iran, a few others, and on behalf of the House, I would like to . . . we need to send our condolences to all families that are losing . . . to see where an all-woman's school, while they are in school, to be bombed, is sad. It is …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Wanted to know if it was worth running, eh? [Crosstalk and laughter ]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
All right. Does any other Member wish to make a contribution? Reverend D ill.
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Thank you. Does any other M ember . . . Opposition Leader. Hon. Ben Smith: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like congratulations to go out to Reverend Terry Hassel, who . . . I associate MP Weeks , and Pearman, and also MP King. So , on Saturday he was made the Minister for St. Mark's Church. …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
I've been informed that today is your 35th wedding anniversary .
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
I'd just like to extend congratulations to you and your husband, and wish you well for many, many more years to come. On another congratulatory remark, I just want to do this one for a few reasons. One, to show that we in the West End can still work with our friends in the East End, in that I have …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
—I think it was a nice gesture to be done . And we all know, and particularly for, I should say, for our younger listening audience, Gina Swainson, not only was she Miss Bermuda in, I think now, 1980, I think it was 1989 . . . no, sorry, 1979. In 1979, she was Miss Bermuda, and she went on …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
—Yes, and she was runner -up in Miss Universe as well . So, for our younger audience who are listening, they may not know that that's a piece of his-tory that we should never forget, that Bermuda, has made it, has always punched above its weight, — [Desk thumping]
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
—and that's another occasion of how we punched above our weight . So, congratulations to the St. George's community for doing it, and great recognition for Gina Swain son herself, and my congratulations go out to her. With that said, we'll now move on [to] the next item on the O rder Paper this morning. MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none NOTICE OF MOTIONS FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE ON MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. NOTICE OF MOTIONS
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
There are none. ORDERS OF THE DAY
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
So now that takes us to the main item of the Orders for the D ay of business that we came here for, and it's the resumption of the Committee of Supply for consideration of the E stimates of R evenue and E xpenditure for the year 2026 /27. And the first item up this morning, for the listening public, …
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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The Speaker
Are there any objections to that? There are none. Bermuda House of Assembly May I call on MP Ming to come and assume the Chair and take the House into Committee? House in Committee at 11: 30 am [Mrs. Renee Ming, Chairman] COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY ESTIMATES OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE FOR FISCAL YEAR 202 6/27
2 Mar 2026 House of Assembly
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Chairman
Honourable Members , we are now in Committee of Supply for further consideration of the Estimates of Revenue and E xpenditure for the year [2026/27.] The Heads being debated today are . . . and I will just read the ministries, the Attorney General's Chambers and the Ministry of Justice. The Heads being debated today are 87, 3, 25, and …