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The Hon. Michael Weeks JP, MP

The Hon. Michael Weeks JP, MP

546
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16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
9 words
Some of the former speakers, Mr. Acting Speaker —
16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
1,023 words
I would like to acknowledge you. Some of us, we talk about political ramific ations, and we forget sometimes that it is the people who come first. Those people who put us here to ensure that we speak for them and we have the fortitude to stand up and do what is necessary. Mr. Acting Speaker, one of the benefits …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
8 words
Mr. Speaker, a point of order. [ Laughter]
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
6 words
Point of order, point of information—
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
8 words
—however you want to take it, Mr. Speaker.
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
75 words
I am . . . Yes, misleading the House, Mr. Speaker. As a lot of my colleagues were here, they will understand. As a matter of fact, I have been touting this here before a lot of my colleagues that sit here now were here. When I brought up the Public Holidays Amendment Act, I am almost certain to say …
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
24 words
He was not even in the Senate when I first brought up changing Bermuda Day to the Friday before the last Monday in May.
14 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
415 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon- Pamplin: Let me say that when the legislation— [ Inaudible interjection] Hon. Patricia J. Gordon- Pamplin: I do not apologise because I am not saying that the former Honourable Minister Weeks did not bring up the idea. He spoke of it incessantly, that he wanted Bermuda Day to be changed to a …
15 Nov 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
217 words
Point of order, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter] The Speake r: Mr. Weeks, Member Weeks, I knew you were not going to let her get too far with that one. [Laughter] 2614 15 November 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Hon. Lovitta F. Foggo: Because I almost said Devonshire Rec. I am sorry, Mr. Speaker; thank you. Thank you, Member. …
11 Oct 2019 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - Special Joint Sitting
25 words
[Singing] “For we owe you such a debt that we never can forget how you loyally played your part.” [Some Honourable Members joined in singing.]
11 Oct 2019 House of Assembly
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4 words
Sleep in peace, Walton.
27 Sep 2019 House of Assembly
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240 words
Good morning, Mr. Deputy Speaker. And good morning, colleagues; good mor ning, Bermuda. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I rise this morning with a heavy heart. As I look into the public gallery, there has always been a familiar face for [as long] I have been an MP. One of my closest friends and classmates, Mr. Christopher Davis, passed away on Tuesday …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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71 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise this evening, Mr. Speaker, on the events of December 2 nd, 2016. Actually, Mr. Speaker, I have been off Island, and I decided to come back early when I found that we would be debating this Motion today. So, I got in this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, if I could paraphrase the words of Winston …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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628 words
Mr. Speaker, what is eerily ironic to me is that December 2 nd, 2016, was actually the 39th anniversary, if I did my math right, of the hang ing of Erskine “Buck” Burrows. One person whom I knew pretty well actually taught my cousin and me how to ride a Mobylette, his famous black Mobylette with red trim. And the …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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388 words
I never went to the brig, Mr. Speaker. I always followed my orders. But, Mr. Speaker, on a serious note, as I stood at that southwest gate with other people pr otesters, and you are going to hear me say it over and 2270 19 July 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly over, because up until the time …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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332 words
Yes, yes. Yes, my brother, he would have blessed us. So, Mr. Speaker, if you could see what I am saying. But then the cadence of boots came quicker. I felt that mayhem was about to erupt, Mr. Speaker. That group of police did not come to talk to us. And especially since Inspector Clarke already had said what he …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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222 words
Solidar ity, Mr. Speaker, for truth. But what I encountered, Mr. Speaker, even to this day, as I stand here, it boils my blood. It angers me, Mr. Speaker, at the level of injustice and total di sregard that I felt was shown to our people. But ironically, Mr. Speak er, at the Reid Street entrance, I stood with a …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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I had to stop and imagine what my forebears went through and the tool s of their day. The tools of their day were water hoses, nooses, whips, batons, dogs, and the like.
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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730 words
So, protest has been going on for quite some time, Mr. Speaker. And we have to be clear that this pepper spra y was only simply a tool of now. I am sure that our fore- parents, my mama could tell me some stories of what happened in the 1960s and earlier, how they were treated. But, Mr. Speaker, I …
19 Jul 2019 House of Assembly
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Some say he got promoted. Wow. But, Mr. Speaker, that entire experience made me reflective of a movie that I saw a few ye ars before that fateful day. And if you would indulge me, Mr. Speaker, and perhaps my colleagues and those in the listening land —