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Shawn G. Crockwell

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19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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342 words
But I will ju st leave that for him when he next goes through Immigration! Mr. Speaker, hopefully no one is listening. The likelihood is whether or not there are many people listening tonight I still think that I have the responsibility to set the record straight. I am going to explain a few things, and I do not think …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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494 words
I am just saying . . . I am not saying that . . . okay, I am glad he was not saying that, because it is very clear and palpable that we have two distinct Bermudas in this country, Mr. Speaker. The information that came to me, and I would invite the Honourable Minister . . . and I …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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The next election is going to be decided upon whether or not the people of this country, the majority of those who will cast their vote, believe that the OBA Government cares about them, if the OBA Government’s focus and priority is the peo-ple of Bermuda, the average Bermudian. And that is the decision that the people will have to …
19 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I do not know what the final figure is going to be. It is going to be in the millions. One or two million, I don’t know. But the point is these are the issues that the Government is going to have to deal with. How can you have no money one day for a commission of inquiry to investigate …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in relation to the intense negoti ations, my question to the Minister is whether or not the negotiations became intense as a result of the level of casino fees.
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like for the House to recognise and send congratulations to Ms. Karen Wi lliams -Smith, who was recently elected as the first black woman [President] of the Bermuda Bar Associ ation. [Desk thumping]
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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229 words
I would like to associate the entire House for such a laudable achievement. It is somewhat, Mr. Speaker, an indictment that we are in 2017 recognising the first anything, but in particular first black and first . . . well, she is the first black f emale [President]. And so, she should be applauded. And I read the article yesterday …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think that there is no doubt that we are a pproaching campaign season and there is no doubt that the whole issue around the 2,000 jobs will play a significant role in the upcoming campaign. So, I am not surprised the see the Government addressing it in their way, and I am certainly not …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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I spent some time, Mr. Speaker, analysing what impact I have made, because we come to this House on a regular basis when it is in session, every Friday. And we debate and we pass legislation and we have to question what impact we are making by our contribution. Today, I heard various Members of the House reflect on different …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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That was the information provided. I have no issue or no problem with someone clarifying that. But if it is not equal, Mr. Speaker, the information that was provided was that it has risen signif icantly. There are far more able- bodied persons now receiving Financial Assistance. And what is interes ting, Mr. Speaker, is that I have met some …
12 May 2017 House of Assembly
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—a decent golfer. And do you know how he did it, Mr. Speaker? He worked all day in the truck, and for at least 40 years of my life, he worked nights at St. Brendan ’s. And it was by God’s grace (I tell him all the time) that he did not die while driving his truck, because he worked …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . We have heard some passionate speeches tonight, some humorous speeches as well. It is a ser ious issue, and the Government finds itself in a conundrum. It found itself in a conundrum some years ago and it is going to be difficult to really strike that ba lance. We know that it has attempted to …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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It is soft drinks by a mile! By a mile, Mr. Speaker. And do you know what? I found out after having to do some research in relation to my own health how, I mean, my brother, we joke all the time. I have never been a big drinker. So, you know, my brother teases me all the time, I …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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We know that. So, clearly, wine has got to be okay, Mr. Speaker, in moderation. Again, do your research and look over to countries like France and see their incidence of heart disease —very low. Very low. And they attribute it to their wine consumption there. And there is also this thing called the Blue Zone—there are areas all around …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. I just think that the Government should be applauded for accepting this amendment, particularly because, you know, during the general debate . . . and I think the argument, really, we just have to be clear on what we are tr ying to achieve today. Okay? We are not increasing taxes on certain items because …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Madam Chairman, maybe the Minister can help me in terms of the levels appreciating that the cost of fuel has gone down, went down over the years appreciably, and now we understand that it is going back up—I do not know how much it has gone back up, but I do not think it has …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Just for clarification, because I am hearing comments of overspend. I think the only thing that can be classified as an overspend is because there was nothing budgeted originally for the Gaming Commis-sion because we did not have a Gaming Commission. So just to be clear, I think there was a projection that $3 million …
20 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker, it is late, and I have stayed here this late specifically to contribute to this debate. Therefore, since I stayed this long I am going to have my say. I will try to truncate it as much as possible. Clearly, I do not have an issue with the amendment. It is just …
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker . I was not aware that before coming to the House this evening, or late this afternoon, that we would be debating this motion, so I have not really applied my mind to it much. But I thought it prudent to articulate my view on this based on the way the last vote went, Madam …
15 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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And I agree with the interpretation of the Honourable Member who just spoke. But I understand what the Minister is saying. And I think that at the end of the day if there was a succes sful vote on this it may force the Government to go away and say, Let’s have a rethink on the policy and let’s collaborate …