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The Hon. Kim N. Wilson, JP, MP

The Hon. Kim N. Wilson, JP, MP

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13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding the issues raised by the Shadow Attorney General, my learned and honourable friend, concerning, I think it was s ection 8 with respect to . . . yes, section . . .
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Eight. I would like to rise and also commend the Government for preceding with this very important legislation. You will recall, no doubt, Mr. Speaker, that the volume of legislation that came concerning the Pr oceeds of Crime Act and the establishment of the FIA and all the other supervisory and regulatory regimes started in the latter years of the …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am sure I am joined by the other 35 Members in this Honourable House in recognis ing that the rising cost of health care in this jurisdiction is unsustainable and that drastic times call for drastic measures. And w e certainly need to take steps to rein it …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And again, with the case with respect to la wyers, we do have a professional body that also pr ovides us with our licenc es. We would not make an application to the Bermuda Bar Association to receive a licence and our pr acticing certificate and then turn around and make an application to …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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No, the one that everybody watches. [Inaudible interjectio n]
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I cannot remember, but it is a medical show that comes on and she watches all that, so she tries to self diagnose herself . And if I listen to Bermuda House of Assembly her she would be having self referrals every other day for every ailment. So we recognise t hat there is a potential for abuse. But what …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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And that Bermuda average—
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. The Bermuda standard insofar as the imaging per person is measured against the OECD. Bermudians are not . . . Bermuda is not part of the OECD. We are a sophisticated jurisdiction. When people get ill and they need to be referred, we are going off to Bo ston and Baltimore and New York and Miami and England …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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The CEO, excuse me, of the Bermuda Health Council say , We acknowledge that the vast majority of physicians are compliant . They are not tearing the system, they are not trying to beat the system, they are not trying to abuse the system . So if we acknowledge that and that is our starting point, then why are we …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Actually, I want to go as an extension to what the honourable and learned friend who just took his seat spoke to, and does that speak specifically to clause 2, high risk health technology. My first question is if the Minister could pr ovide to us where that definition could be found. I thought I heard …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. And I will allow the Minister to answer that question because I do recall the Minister speaking with respect to shots, which, if I got a shot and hit my tissue and my bone, I think I would be screaming as would anybody else. So I will allow the Minister who is leading this debate to explain if …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Madam Chairman. I think the Premier, albeit indirectly and not intentio nally, is misleading the House. I will remind everyone that we are in Commi ttee and that we spent several hours debating this Bill previously when it was tabled, and the issue with r espect to Committee is the amendment that is on the floor. So …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will be very brief. You know, Madam Deputy Speaker, I think all of us here, notwithstanding the positions that we may take on various matters, do our best to provide for our constituents, as well as to show leadership. And, Madam Deputy Speaker, I think we can agree that when it comes to great …
8 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Okay. We have the Honourable Premier, who is the leader, who is elected to be the Premier of this country. And we have heard him say previously that he believes that marriage is a union between a man and a woman and that he feels that the Government is of the view that marriage is also between a man and …
24 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is with respect to the last question concerning the number of jobs and the amount of training. Would the Junior Minister apprec iate that Mr. Schuetz has indicated as recently as within a month that there will be over 1,000 jobs needed for this industry? How does the Junior Mini ster distinguish between …
24 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Honourable Junior Minister, as a Member of Parliament, recognising that we tabled the Gaming Act in 2014, be concerned that the accompanying Regul ations, the absence of the accompanying Regul ations may cause a reputational risk to Bermuda in that the Regulations were to set out the parameters with respect to the mon ies …
24 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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As a Member of Parliament who would have been present when we passed the Gaming Bill, I wonder if the Junior Minister can comment or answer this question as to whether he feels that the absence of the Regulations could cause a reputat ional risk to Bermuda in that the Regulations themselves were to set out the param eters as …
24 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you.
24 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank y ou, Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the Junior Minister’s reminding us what section 6 of the legislation contains, which we were all here present when it passed. But I wonder if the Junior Minister would assist us by explaining, what is the succession plan, not the fact that the Minister has to consult, as per section 6, but …
24 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker , and good afternoon.