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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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She has boundless energy, and she is the perfect person for that position. And I wholeheartedly support and also share the joy and excitement of her be ing put into that position. But I also want to be associated —as I said, I want to associate with the birthday greetings and co ngratulations to Dr. Bert McPhee, who was born …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, please, Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate what the Gover nment is trying to do with this piece of legislation. It concerns me that we have to take a step where people have to actually tap into their future to live in their present, and I think I have said that before, because in addition to the suspension of …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: I will defer to her.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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No, go ahead, Trevor. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: MP Moniz. Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: I am trying to activate the vi deo there.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, please, Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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How is that? Is that better?
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Okay. Mr. Speaker, like my colleagues who have just spoken before me, I too support this legislation. I actually worked at Appleby for seven years and while I was working there, during the time that I was there, Appleby has always had a strong Asian presence. The good thing about law firms that have offices in other jurisdictions is that …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, please.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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My comment was that we are not present in Asia and Hong Kong. And I am not attri buting that to the fault of any Government. And it is not the fault of the Government. It is the fact that we just have not been in Asia. I do not attribute that to the Government, but I think that for …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Deputy. Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Deputy Opposition Leader, rather.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today, June 19 th, is Juneteenth. And it is a big holiday in the States because it commemorates the date that the slaves were freed. What is disturbing about Juneteenth, though, Mr. Speaker, is that Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. And the message of freedom was not delivered to the slaves …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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We have always been at a disa dvantage. So, Mr. Speaker, it is coincidental that Juneteenth is coinciding with the global protests going on around the world about the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests. But the truth is, Mr. Speaker, we, as blacks, have been marching for years. We marched in Selma, we marched in …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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We had the Attorney General on Facebook giving a live Facebook thing on cannabis, but to date has not effectively addressed the outstanding issues of DCFS [Department of Child and Family Services]. Mr. Speaker, the Attorney General stated that the PLP Government is committed to doing ever ything that it can to prevent the maltreatment of our children and protect …
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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—Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children's laughter —
19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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—remind us how we used to be. Mr. Speaker, the children are our future, we need to implement policies that are going to protect them and give them the life that they deserve. And as legislators and policymakers it is our responsibility and our duty to do so. And I know you like my singing.
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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134 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I did discuss this piece of legislation with the Minister beforehand and he has provi ded me a copy of his brief. We on this side, actually, do not have any issue with the amendments that he is proposing and understanding that in the case of an emergency that the Minister may need to …
5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly
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—I would like to know how . . . is there a cycle or something that determines when these pieces of legislation should come up? How is it . . . how do you know when . . . what determines when this has to be amended? Is there a trigger that says we need to look at this legislation? …