Speeches by The Hon. Kim N. Wilson, JP, MP

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplemental.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Can the Honourable Premier confirm to us and the listening audience that the mandate of the Government is (quote) “that it is how we will continue mov ing this Government forward,” as it is stated on page 3 but then wiped out and inked out in ink. I will ask the question more clearly: That the mandate of this Government …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I have a question, Mr. Speaker. [Crosstalk]

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question: Mr. Speaker, could the Honourable Premier answer the following questions insofar as, would he agree that some of the inequities that continue to exist in our society relate to issues of immigr ation and race?

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.

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Perhaps I can reword the question so that I can have an answer. In the Statement, and I quote, “No one has disputed the need to a ddress the inequit ies that continue to exist in our soc iety [today].” These are the words of the Honourable Premier. I would ask him to confirm, what are the i nequities that …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, whether I am personally and/or my constituents are supporting or opposing the referendum, at this point is neither here or there. The ques tion that I do have is with respect to the fact that we have two questions that some may argue could be diametrically opposed. And what do I mean by that, …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I am a little bit perplexed, actually, as well, because I too have absorbed the Oliari case, and I do recognise the obligations that we have with respect to establishing a framework. However, as the Minister just alluded to we are trying to test the margin of appreciation through the use of this referendum and these …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you. And another question. Bearing in mind that the Honourable Premier has gone on record indicating that the Government is not in favour of same- sex marriage, what happens if the first question of the referendum comes back with over 51 per cent voting yes? Bermuda House of Assembly

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the motion reads as follows: WHEREAS unemployment is at unprecedented—

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to move the motion as fol lows: MOTION SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE TO EXAM - INE THE IMPACT UNEMPLOYMENT IS HAVING ON WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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WHEREAS unemployment is at unprecedented levels; AND WHEREAS the majority of single parent households are headed by women; AND WHEREAS age discrimination affects women and their employment opportunities in alar ming numbers; BE IT RESOLVED THAT Pursuant to the Pa rliament Act 1957 Part IV, I move that a Select Committee of the House be set up to examine the …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Excuse me, Mr. Speaker. My batteries.

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Just a minute.

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Okay, Mr. Spe aker. Thank you for that. I have some statistics, but I might just have to read them from my iPhone. Mr. Speaker, one of the major factors that unemployment is having on women and the impact that it has on their families directly relates to emotional distress. This naturally arises from job losses, which adversely affect both …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Procedurally, Mr. Speaker, I may be erring, but on this side we do support the amendment and in the spirit of collaboration (which many people say is one of the traits that women seem to occupy more so than men) and in that spirit we on this side do support the amendments as proposed by the Honourable MP from constituency …

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask that congratulations be sent by this Honourable House to the Bermuda Industrial Union in their recently held Eighth Annual Women’s Tea. The Bermuda Industrial Union have, for the last eight years, held a Women’s Tea in honour of International Women’s Day, which has been recognised by the United …

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Actually, Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to draw Members’ attention particularly to [Standing Order] 9(4) to provide a little bit more insight with respect to this section as it relates to, as you rightly said, Mr. Speaker, the Speaker’s ultimate decision, which is definitive and can make, as you rightly say, an order under the …

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to join in this debate by first spe aking a little bit about civics. My daughter is at the age where they learn a lot about parliamentary procedure in their civics classes. How persons are elected, the supremacy of Parliament, by -elections and the like. And they are oftentimes quizzed on …

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , as I was saying, the second point, two points that make water boil at 212 degrees —one is the purity of the water, and the second is the changes according to the elevation or the atmosphere. Now, Mr. Speaker , one need not look too far as to observe what was on …