Speeches by Rolfe Commissiong

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Is that Mr. Scott? I will defer, Mr. Speaker, to Mr. Scott. Go ahead.

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker —

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this amendment is very i mportant. But I think it behoves me to put this in a broader context in terms of public policy. We are in the process of re- engineering Bermuda’s economy at a time when our economy is in crisis. We are doing so because we feel it is necessary to …

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker.

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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It is Rolfe Commissiong.

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too support Minister Burgess’s position as just articulated with respect to the pending arrival of the new Governor. I took notice of the fact that when asked how she felt about her appointment (not in so many words), she is prepared to celebrate the fact that she was going to be the first …

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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I heard Mr. Chris Famous, the Member of Parliament, put forth one of his better presentations tonight on that issue. And it appeared to me that there was a great antipathy towards the degree of animus coming from certain sectors of the community with respect to the Premier’s comments the other day. At the r isk of saying I am …

19 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Okay. So, and I am thankful to be able to just reiterate that again. I am not saying that all those policies should go. There are non- race- specific ones, too, in terms of tax refor m, making sure the wealthy pay their fair share and everything else, and health care. But I think these are some of the critical …

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Do you hear me?

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, good mor ning. I too wish to associate myself with the fine set of tributes to the inestimable Dr. Eva Hodgson, parti cularly that of your Deputy. It was very fitting, very gr acious and so accurate in describing the woman that we knew, admired and loved. That woman is Dr. Eva Hodgson. Mr. Speaker, I am not …

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Sorry?

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, this is Rolfe Commissiong. Point of order.

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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The Member i s misleading the House. This phenomenon that she talks about . . . some have called it black -on-black when it comes to crime, and your own fleas bite the hardest . This too is a by-product of white supremacy. But she is trying to make a point to get away fr om the real point. That …

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Mr. Speaker, firstly, I would like to offer a correction from two weeks ago. I had mentioned the potential range of deficit that the Finance Minister was looking at when I cited the figure that started 4between $275 million, over a quarter of a billion dollars, and I cited the upper range at $375 [million]. I want to …

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I said earlier that I was going to talk about the life of Doctor Hod gson. But in this presentation talking about the woman who was a woman of action, who not only thought about racial justice but how we could put in place at the Government level public policies to address that. Certainly, every Member here has …

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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To go back to that same framework designed by — Hon. Patri cia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Mr. Speaker.

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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—their founders, Sir Henry— Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: I did not —

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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I do not know what that was supposed to mean, Mr. Speaker. I’m sorry.