Speeches by Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

I am not talking to you, Member . 1944 27 February 2026 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Hubert (Kim) E. Swan: Thank you.

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

I am talking to the entire H ouse, not to use—

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

I expect better decorum in this House.

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Your point of order, Member? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Just a minute. Mr. Scott Pearman: And if one would like to look at the debt since 2017, if one would like to see the debt that has [been] incurred by this Government since 2017, it is $800 million. It is in the Budget Book .

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Okay. Member, you have the floor.

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Thank you, Member. Are there any other Members who wish to speak in the e conomic debate? I recognise the Member from c onstituency 12. Member, you have the floor. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I actually enjoyed facets of the previous Member, the Honourable Member from c onstituency 2, and some of what he had to …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Member, your point of order. POINT OF ORDER Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: If the Member is going to quote from our book, he needs to start at the 2017/ 18 Budget because that's the last B udget of the OBA, not the 2016/ 17 budget. And he will note that the budget for capital has gone up every year …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Thank you, Member. Continue. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Obviously, he can't read because if you look at the chart, under their G overnment in 2020/ 21, $55 million. So, I'm not sure what he's talking about, but if he wants to squabble over the year that we split in 2017/ 18, which . . . they became Government in 2017. …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Thank you. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: I didn't say that. [Inaudible interjections ] Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: This is the kind of thing that vexes me, right? What an unnecessary point of order. Completely unnecessary. And this is what's going on in this House. Completely unnecessary. [Inaudible interjections ] Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: So, let me remind Bermuda, since 2024 …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Thank you, Member. Are there any other M embers who wish to speak in the economic debate? Bermuda House of Assembly I recognise the Minister for Cabinet Office and Digital Innovation. Minister , you have the floor. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you , Madam Deputy Speaker. Madam Deputy Speaker, we started quite a while ago and when you …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

You have a point of order?

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Your point of order. POINT OF ORDER [Imputing improper motive]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Member. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: I will not withdraw that .

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Okay. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: It is my opinion.

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Okay . Once it is established that it's an opinion, I cannot. In his opinion —perhaps he should have said that and then it would have been clear er to you . Yes. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you. In my opinion that Honourable Member cannot admit that people who look like me can run a country and run …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Your point of order. POINT OF ORDER [Standing Order [19](11)(d)]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

Thank you, Member. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Madam Speaker —

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Deputy Speaker

I know that you definitely have great command of the English language. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Thank you.