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The Hon. Kim N. Wilson, JP, MP

The Hon. Kim N. Wilson, JP, MP

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29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. And then, would then would the Minister confirm, based on the Oliari case, and in particular the provisions concerning margin of appreciation, given the sensitivity of this matter with respect to this juri sdiction, would she confirm that the Government will look at addressing this and receiving public input by way of referendum?
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Thank yo u, Mr. Speaker. Would the Honourable Minister also indicate that, by virtue of the Government’s failure to even a ppeal this case, the [Justice] Hellman case, that it left a lot of ambiguity within the law, as well as it presents the position that we find here today, by virtue of the fact that the …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. The Minister just —
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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(Sorry.) Supplementary, yes.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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The Minister in her statement just indicated that polygamous relationships or polyg amous marriages are not recognised in Bermuda law. Nor are marriages of same- sex [couples]. So again, back to the original question: What processes will be place by t he department to determine what is a permanent relationship? The Minister indicated in her answer that it would be …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Just for clarity, it is a supplemental.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes. Just perhaps for the edific ation of all to the question.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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We have just heard the Honourable Minister indicate that polygamy is not recognised in law in Bermuda. So, therefore, there would be no issues concerning the question that was raised by the Honourable Member from constituency 3. However, in the next breath, we heard the Honour able Minister indicate that, in order for the determination of what is a permanent …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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A question.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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The Member from [constit uency] 34. QUESTION 1: SAME- SEX MARRIAGE AND CIVIL UNIONS
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Bearing in mind that the Oliari case, to which the Honourable Minister has cited, speaks of the i mportance of a margin of appreciation insofar as ad-dressing the issues of the jurisdiction, and bearing in mind that the majority of the 22 countries that have legalised same- sex marriage, both of those matters have come as …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. If I heard the Honourable Minister’s answer to my colleague that they are responding to the decision of the Supreme Court, if that decision is not in accor-dance with the position that the Government has, could the Honourable Minister indicate why they did not (a) appeal; or (b) amend the legislation, bearing in mind that Parliament is …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the Honourable Mi nister can explain to me, bearing in mind the answer that she just provided to this Honourable House and the public, with respect to the answer to our reasonBermuda House of Assembly able questions that we are asking, should be best served by asking the other Minister . …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, I do. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Honourable Minister indicate, based on the judgment that he just discussed that was ordered on December 22 nd, (a) the date in which vacant possession is to be delivered; and (b) the extent to which Government will be taking the steps to collect the outstanding rental arrears of $2.28 million? Hon. …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes. I guess it is a supplemental.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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So, if the court ordered vacant possession on the 22nd of December, I do not know if you have a copy of the judgment with you, vacant possession, a date would have been provided for v acant possession. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: What was that last part? Sorry?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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I said, if you would have seen the judgment that you spoke about of December 22 nd, where vacant possession is ordered, the judgment would have also included the date in which vacant possession is to be delivered. If you could provide that information, we would be grateful. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Sure. I do not have that information as …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as a lawyer oftentimes part of our training includes listening to submissions t hat are advanced by other parties, ascertaining whether or not those arguments seem to be cogent, and whether or not those arguments seem to be somewhat sens ible. And I have to say the submission by person who just took his …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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—members of the jury, so to speak, will not accept that comment by Minister Bob Richards as fact. [Inaudible interjections]