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17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, thank you for affording me a few minutes to join what I think is a very important —
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you. And consequential debate. I guess the hea ding thus far would be The Tale of Two Leaders. 1610 17 May 2019 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly [Laughter]
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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We had the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Craig Cannonier, state that, I guess, the devil is in the details. But his party, the Opposition, is not opposed to the legislation. [Inaudible interjections ]
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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That is what we heard. And I took that as a very positive step. There have been a number of major initiatives [on which] the Opposition, to their credit, has decided not to take an obstructionist stance, but, for the good of the country, has joined us in advancing these very important sets of agendas that are unavoidable. B ecause …
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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We know that the insurers have had a fantastic ride. The Minister was not off base in pointing out that their motive for opposition was solely profit -driven. A large part of those extraordinary profits that we see them bragging and boasting about over the last few years can be directly traced to that model that was perhaps set up …
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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I am just going to . . . this just illustrates where we are at here. It is on the wri tten page here. He says, “By any country’s standards, they are shock ing figures.” He is referring to the amount of diabetes that Bermuda suffers from, the Bermudians, I should say. “More than a third of Bermuda’s adults have …
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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That has got to be part of the mix, too, raising the retirement age. And this Gov-ernment is dealing with that. So, Mr. Speaker, I applaud what the Gover nment is doing. There is going to be some short -term dislocation. There is going to be some short -term pain for some. But I want people to understand that there …
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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But anyway, I mean, let us create a better model that is going to serve Bermuda and its people, a healthier Bermuda. It can bring about such significant benefits, not only for the individual, but for our economy. Let us not lose sight of this. This also brings about economic benefits for our country by having a healthier population. By …
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, thank you. I will only say this, and I will repeat what I said, that Sir John Swan tap danced for the most r eactionary and racist elements in this society — DISRESPECT FUL COMMENTS ABOUT SIR JOHN SWAN
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, Sir John Swan did not give any respect to black Bermudians in his comments on two occasions. And I am sorry. My mother and father did not feel that Sir John Swan showed any respect to them. Bob Marley had an expression, Who knows it feels it. And he has always played that role in Berm uda. Now, …
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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No, not personal.
17 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think I have made my point. Mr. Speaker, I was getting up this evening because I am very pleased with the Premier’s Stat ement this morning, the formation of the Cabinet Com-mittee on Social Issues, particularly the following that he related to the House and the country at large. He said, “Public meetings on the …
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is great to be back in your Chamber. Mr. Speaker, they say that the good that men do is often interred with them upon burial, in their graves, their bones. Well, certainly, that does not a pply to Mr. Lloyd James. And it was fitting that we took a minute of si lence to honour …
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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But again, I mean, that man . . . can you imagine when we were like four, five or six years old, and to look up at that man?
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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And then to witness the damage he would do with that bat. I actually loved Mr. James . And again, I knew him personally.
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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We will not forget that era, and we will not forget Mr. James. He has cemented his reputation as a true legend on so many domains of Bermuda. Last, Mr. Speaker, before I go, before I sit down, I just want to also acknowledge a constituent, Ms. Sybil Perinchief, Ms. Perinchief who spent her final days at the Elizabeth Hills …
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker . Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Unbelievable!
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , I just want to say that Best -in-Class research in the case suggests migration at the higher levels —professional and ot herwise—can bring demonstrable benefit to a country. But they are perfectly right. At the lower occupational levels, if I can use that term, low -skilled foreign labour harms your labour market with respect to non- college …
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , earlier we had the Leader of the Opposition come out with the old canard from the 1980s or 1990s, the comments or analysis from John White about the fact that all things with respect to i mmigration into Bermuda, migration into Bermuda of foreign workers, is good. We had a number of …
10 May 2019 House of Assembly
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But it does not end there. Let us fast forward now to a few weeks ago. Sir John Swan, again, their go- to person, was on . . . was it ZBM News again? This time being interviewed by T oni Waterman (and I have been on her show actually) in the presence of two white foreign journalists —this is …