Speeches by Rolfe Commissiong

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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May I proceed, Mr. Speaker?

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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37 words

Mr. Speaker, she spoke about the fact that . . . my view of that was that they got a diverse group of people voting for their party. Was that not what she implied? [No audible reply]

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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1,605 words

Okay. Thank you. But Mr. Speaker, the reality is that that d egree of white privilege enshrined in that Constitution Order in 1967, which became operable in 1968, established a framework for Bermudian politics that is still here today. You see, we want to talk about racism and white supremacy, how some of us . . . and how it …

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, thank you. [Pause]

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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17 words

No, no, I thought you were trying to tell me I am finished. What were you saying?

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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32 words

Well, Mr. Speaker, the last time you told me I had a minute it went by in like 10 seconds. I am not going to even attempt that. [INA UDIBLE] [Crosstalk; Feedback]

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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I am just joshing. [Crosstalk; Feedback]

5 Jun 2020 House of Assembly

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I am just joshing. I am sa ying that I am not going to attempt that. I just want to say thank you. It looks like I am going to have to do a part three when we come back and resume. And I hope people will take some of the thoughts I have conveyed tonight, because Doctor Eva Hodgson …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, may I just weigh in real quickly? Am I too late?

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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1,373 words

Yes. Mr. Speaker, I had the benefit of listening extensively to the Members who have weighed in on this and it has been very thought -provoking. I would like Members to use this opportunity to just reflect on the news we got last week. A deve loper who we all know, we end up talking about him in some way, …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thanks so much. Mr. Speaker, I was watching the news last night with my wife. And they had an interview of the manager at the Lindo’s in Warwick from the store l ocation, I guess. And he spoke so highly . . . and they focused on the staff, some of the staff who are just happy to be working …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, sir. It speaks to this subcategory called “Country Capture.” Think about that —country capture. And they are talking about how when finance centres . . . when finance sector becomes such a large part of your economy in terms of GDP, et cetera, it also brings in its wake social harm and economic harm. Again, when it becomes …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Okay, thank you.

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you. In an interview, or was it an op- ed? I think it was an op- ed, sorry, where he talks about the crisis, focusing on t he economic pandemic, he said the following: “How can we”(I guess it is a royal “we” he would probably use by default) “How can we sell the reengineering of Bermuda in a …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you. I will end on this. He then goes to say, he referred to Singapore, an offshore financial centre, and he also referred to Scandinavian countries with progressive systems. Sir John then went on to say, “‘Over the years, wealth attrition h ad occurred in Bermuda, particularly in the black community,’ he said. ‘Representation of blacks on local boards …

22 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I look forward to continuin g at a later date. Thank you,

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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33 words

And thank you for recogni sing me. Mr. Speaker, I would like to firstly start off by offering condolences to the family of Mr. Llewellyn “Shack” Todd. He was the brother of —

8 May 2020 House of Assembly

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260 words

Oh, I am sorry, Mr. Speaker. I just got back in the house and you know you are perfectly right. I was at the meeting when we di scussed that. And my apologies t o you and the House and I was going to come back to that. And I will speak and offer my condolences to Mr. Todd . …

16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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614 words

Mr. Speaker, thank you. 3818 16 March 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Member who just took his seat, and I do enjoy listening to him as he makes us really think about these legal theories and the consequences of these actions that, in law, need to be considered. I am sure that these were questions that …