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Shawn G. Crockwell

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3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a few brief remarks on this one. I intend to contribute a lot more on the next set of Regulations. I am glad to see that we are still progressing the legisl ative structure, albeit at a sluggish pace, Mr. Speaker, but we are moving forward to get this indus-try up and going. It …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I may sound repetitive, because I have some of the same observations that I had on the last set of Regulations. But let me just first of all say, I have said before that none of us in this House are experts in this area. This is a brand- new industry being introduced, and …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. I hear you, Mr. Speaker, indeed. [Laughter]
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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So, we have had gaming in Bermuda for a little while. But this is a whole dif ferent beast. And, as I have said before, casino gaming is the most regulated industry in the world. And if som ething goes wrong in relation to this it can have a substantial negative and deleterious impact on your juri sdiction. You will …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will be in your capable hands as you make your decision. But I would like to just raise the fact that we have debated and passed legi slation in this House as it relates to the automotive in-dustry, and the Honourable Member on the other side who owns a dealership—
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—has been allowed to vote, and rightfully so. We have debated and we have voted in this House on legislation affecting i nsurance—
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—and banking.
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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And the Honourable Member who is in charge of this debate today was able to vote, and rightfully so. We have done the same thing as it relates to reinsurance and other issues where Members in this House have conflicts, as you would in a small community like this. Now, my partner in law represents casino gaming clients and, Mr. …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we witnessed today around the grounds of the House of Assembly a very phenomenal and extraordinary situation. It was probably required today. But we saw an abundance of police officers around this Honourable House and they were st ationed at each entry to the House of Assembly and we saw the barricades and the …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—and I do not wish to r eflect much on previous debate and there were comments, you know, made about my colleague who was unable to vote in a particular debate because of clients. CASINO GAMING AMENDMENT ACT 2016
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Let me just say something, Mr. Speaker, because of an amendment this House passed back in November, that Honourable Member has lost clients —because of an amendment that we passed in this House saying that public officials are precluded from working in the gaming industry two years after they leave office. Now, it just so happens that that affects me. …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I am pleased to rise and lend my support to this piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker , I was the Minister of Transport at the time when this legislation was being drafted, and it is some time in coming. We were looking to bring this legislation earlier this year, and for various …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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For shopping and other things. My daughter loves going to Boston. She has family in Boston, Mr. Speaker , and they will go and rent a car and drive out to their home. The amount of people that stop me because they were so upset and anxious over the fact that they might not be able to drive when they …
25 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I am looking at clause 3, [new section] 101D. And it is not really a question; it is going to be a comment, Madam Chairman. This is in relation to the regulations that will be made in relation to this new vehicle and new industry. Madam Chairman, you will be aware that regulations …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would first like to be associated with the remarks of condolence to the Ho nourable Minister, Wayne Scott, and his fa mily, on the loss of his father. I called the Honourable Minister, my friend, when I first learned of it. And so he knows he is in my thoughts and prayers. And also, the Honourable Member …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Madam Chairman, I concur with the Honour able and Learned Member who just took his seat. I am certainly interested in the answers as to whether or not this is a strict liability offence, because that stood out to me as well. However, I know the Honourable Attorney General stated that he had highlighted the …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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That is fine. We can continue after lunch.
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, just seeking clarity on a few matters , and I have two. And part of it I articulated earlier, but the Honourable Attorney General mentioned earlier that if you lo ok at the various cases under clause 4 , you have case 3, case 4, case 5, and case 6. I have no …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, in relation to [clause] 23 as it refers to Schedule 1, and Schedule 1 is the Superseded Offences , you will see . . . and superseded just means it is replacing all of these other offences which are analogous to corruption. And you will see under the Criminal Code Act 1907, section …