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Scott Simmons, JP, MP

Scott Simmons, JP, MP

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7 Dec 2018 House of Assembly
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I rise on a sad note today in mentioning to those who have served and lived in Bermuda. Mr. Speaker, I was not certain whet her or not this was done last week, as it relates to Mr. Ter-rence Victor “Ted” Richards. I was not sure if we had done it yet.
7 Dec 2018 House of Assembly
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I would like to extend . . . he was the husband of Kalmar Richards. And I recognise [and associate] the entire House, absolutely the entire House, and especially the Minister of Education, and the Shadow Minister of Education, as it relates to this very sad moment. And we would like to extend to them our absolute commiserations on this …
7 Dec 2018 House of Assembly
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—would like to extend to the Barclay family our absolute condolences in this very, very, very sad hour. Mr. Speaker, in our community, significant members are passing, and along with them are cer-tainly contributions to our society. And we mark them. They mean something, and they matter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I rise on this solemn occasion to ask that this Honourable House send condolences to the Tuzo family, who have lost a true Bermudian son in Mr. Ross Tuzo. Mr. Speaker, I associate a number of Members in the House in this regard —
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Especially his MP, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter]
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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It would be difficult, to speak in such affectionate terms of Uncle Ross without mentioning his endearing late wife, Gloria Tuzo, who passed about a year ago. Their impact on our Berm udian community will be long felt. And, although we see them both as a fantastic partnership that stood the test of time, Uncle Ross, in his own right, …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , first and foremost, let me congratulate the Minister for bringing this particular Bill to this House as it relates to the Bermuda Tourism A uthority Amendment Act 2018. Let us be clear on a few things. I have li stened carefully to Members opposite. Mr. Speaker , we have to remember why …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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That is the problem with what you see with this Authority. Now let us get a couple of things clear, because I recognise that we have come int o this House this afternoon . . . the Opposition has come into this House to try to get us to a position where we just see this as an absolute affront …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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We supply the funding for the BTA. Its independence should be restricted somewhat as it relates to the responsibility to the people of Bermuda who fund it. [Desk thumping]
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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The people of Bermuda appointed the Bermuda Progressive Labour P arty to govern. As a result, the BTA must recognise their r esponsibility to this Government. But do you know what you have gone and done? And I said “you,” with all respect, to the OBA. What you have created in the BTA, and you are creating around this country, …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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We cannot have it.
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Cannot have it. And so we must recognise that there is a r esponsibility in this country for us to absolutely respect the people of this country and give us an opportunity for us to exert, at the very minimum . . . at the very minimum, some government controls on this particular department. Now, I realise that the Honourable …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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You have to have some say. And I am making it clear today that as it r elates to this particular amendment . . . and I believe we have a responsibility to inform the Government and the government departments, that you cannot ignore a Government that is voted in and the mandate that they were given. Whether you like …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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We are out of step. We need to fix this . And this is seen as us moving forward to just pull a . . . no, no, no, no, n o . . . at the end of the day, it is to create a recognition that we are all in this t ogether, that we all have to …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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And Mr. Speaker, I labour over this very industry because of the arrogance that I see and I have to listen to all the time. I listen to the BTA. The other day, and I am not going to bring them down, but I am going to mention this, this lackadaisical, casual approach to how we manage this tour-ism industry. …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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They came out looking pitiful!
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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The CEO had not shav ed, he was carrying himself in a certain manner, and I was appalled. I was appalled! Then another member of the BTA . . . and I said if, over on this side of the House, had we carried on like that you would have said, Oh, exactly! That is the reason why they don’t …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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—but . . . the majority of my time. But I will say that this Government will continue to work hard and will continue to change things. I believe that the country is aware that this particular Bermuda Progressive Labour Party is prepared to recognise that when we do not like certain things, we say so. We do it in …
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Member is misleading the House. You know for a fact, Mr. Speaker — [Inaudible interjections]
23 Nov 2018 House of Assembly
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—if . . . and I apologise if it came across that way. That was not the intention of saying that we are going to dismantle the BTA. As a matter of fact, Mr. Speaker, you will notice that in my remarks I praised the BTA. I made it clear that they have absolutely done a phenomenal job, and this …