Speeches by Scott Pearman, MP

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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That's the best one all night. Page 7. And again, this is the PLP book. 3 Opposition’s Reply to the 2026/2027 Budget Statement Bermuda House of Assembly “But Mr. Speaker, we also have to be honest about what comes with success. ” And here, success is the CIT. “ A growing economy creates demand for more jobs, and one constraint …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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I'm all over the place? I'm not going to answer the questions. It is in the Budget Book should the Minister care to look. But that's not the point. I do not want to look backwards. I want to look forwards. And I do want to touch on this $605 million of loan notes that are due in January 2026. …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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In 2027, thank you. I am corrected by the Honourable Minister of Works and Engineering. And it is 2027 ; January 2027. January 2026 had already passed us two months ago, or a month ago. Because we want to meet our international legal obligations as an Island. And so, it is a good thing. But given that it is Bermuda's …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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All I am going to say is, unless Dr. DeCouto’s numbers are wrong, and that's a fair argument . . . it is possible ; everything's possible. What he is identifying is that in the first two years of this opportunity we need to find $432 million to set aside per year in order to meet our debt obligations. So, …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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I got a “ ha” from over there. I am not going to answer that one. [Laughter]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, infrastructure. Great. Fix it. The OBA is very supportive. You know, I know we like to joke about who canvasses more around here, and I know the ministers are very busy . But I think that anyone who has knocked on a doorstep (as all of us have, because we just had an election) will know that when …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Thank you. If you look at my victory numbers on the last election, you see I might have knocked on a hell of a lot of doors. [Inaudible interjection]

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Oh, well, well, well. You know, most of them are Azorean Bermudians , MP De Silva.

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Anyway . So, I can be cheap and say why not fix it sooner, but you know what? Let's leave that one alone. I will. I will. Because we do not want to look backwards. We want to look forwards. And so, we are quite with you. Indeed, we suggested it in December 2023, the DeCouto Amendment. Let's fix the …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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And this one is at [page] 37. In fact, he makes the point here that I just made. “It's about giving more to those who actually need it most. ” And I would respectfully suggest that that is a principle that none of us should argue with. Mr. Speaker, I have already copied my friend, MP Campbell, and given some …

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.

27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly

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I am sure the Honourable Member is being inadvertent, but he is imput ing improper motive. And I know that the MP who took that decision is no longer here and no longer Finance Minister , but imputing improper motive he is. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't —

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning to the listening public. Honourable Premier, have the Honourable Premier and the Honourable and Learned Attorney General now had a chance to consider further the Opposition's offer to assist in reforming Bermuda's inquest 1760 12 December 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly laws, which we discussed in this Honourable Chamber back …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I am grateful for that confirmation and will do so. Supplementary . As a reminder, Bermuda held only four public inquests in the past decade, where we saw almost 1,000 sudden or unexpected deaths. Would the Premier agree with me that this is an important issue requiring legislative change or legislative intervention? Thank you. Hon. E. David Burt: What I …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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No further, thank you.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you may have seen in the daily a very long piece about the passage of a woman known as the “Q ueen of Bermuda's R eal Estate, ” and I am speaking, of course, about Joy Lusher. I am not going to repeat everything that is said in there, but there is a …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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You may remember that their iconic office is over there by Darrell’s Wharf, where you come in, in the little gate, in the little building. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Associate.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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I knew her . . . I am so sorry. I will associate MP Zane De Silva, the Deputy Premier. I knew her personally, and she really was a remarkable woman, a woman of great charm and beauty, and an incredibly successful business lady, and she died after 94 years on this earth. Thank you.

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, and I thank [Junior] Minister Wayne Furbert for his very detailed and useful presentation. I also thank the [Junior] Minister in that he approached me prior to the reading of the brief, and we have discussed the Bill, and he has answered several of my questions . So, I am extremely grateful. Let me …

12 Dec 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman, and thanks to the [Junior] Minister again. I have two questions in C ommittee. The first is at page 3 of the Bill in relation to clause 4, which is at the bottom of page 3, and clause 4 is making an amendment by insertion into one of the two primary Acts, the Deposit Insurance Act …