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Walter H. Roban

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17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Madam Deputy Speaker: In light of the Minister’s answer, has there been any contact in relation to this matter with the Department of Justice of the United States of Amer ica? Yes or no?
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am not quite sure why the Honourable Member who sits in seat [constituency] 20 got up and made the points that she said concerning the Oppos ition. Because we are coming here to discuss this Bill based on what I think are very relevant comments made by the Opposition Leader, who sits in constit …
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me first say that as the Shadow Minister of National Security I have serious concerns based on a number of incidences that have happened over the years, some of which the Honourable Member w ho sits for constituency 3 has mentioned, of the either unwitting, or witting, use of the Bermuda Police Service for whom, …
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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But the Uighurs are innocent. There is one thing I can say, because I know that the Attorney General understands some things. You know, that is the sort of stuff that some people used to say about the Portuguese too. The contempt, the remarks about their presence in this country. Peo-ple trying to just work who, perhaps, come here for …
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I have seen no such evidence at this point that there is any issue. I have read some of the pleadings. They seem to be almost like a, I don’t know, a fairy tale with such exaggerations and flowery language, Mr. Speaker. But, the failure of the Attorney General to answer questions put to him this morning was telling, as …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Entering the House under the cover of dar kness — Some Hon. Member s: Ooh!
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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— like an animal —
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Or perhaps a thief in the night seeking to prey on a helpless victim. Or perhaps an animal afraid of what the light might reveal to all. E ntering the House of Parliament in the darkness of the night . . . What does it say about our democracy, Mr. Speaker ? What does it say about where we are? …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Your Bermuda, Mr. Speaker! [Laughter]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, is this the politics that we were promised in a newer Bermuda under the One Bermuda Alliance? Where the Government sneaks into the chamber of public business in the darkness of night —
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—as if they are hiding from the very people that elected them.
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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They danced, they pranced, they jumped; they skipped, they hopped, they slit hered like a snake in the ocean . . . I do not know, other than they came here in the darkness of night. Pr esumably hiding from those who would see them. That would be the people of Bermuda . . . and here they are. [Inaudible …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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It is incredible, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjection]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Absolutely wonderful. What a wonderful democracy we have become where Go v584 10 February 2017 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly ernment as leaders must hide from the electorate in order to do their business. [Inaudibl e interjection]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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If I am saying something that is wrong, I am happy to take a point of order, Mr. Speaker . But it is not. This is what happened. Hon. Sy lvan D. Richards, Jr.: Point of o rder, Mr. Speaker
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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This is what we know happened this morning. The Speake r: Yes? Hon. Sy lvan D. Richards, Jr.: Point of order, Mr. Speaker . The Speake r: Yes, what is the point of order? POINT OF ORDER Hon. Sylvan D. Richards, Jr.: I walked in the House at five o’clock in the morning, there was nobody out there. There was …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , I will do my best to contain myself from reacting to that — [Missin g audio]
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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—in a paddy wagon, Mr. Speaker . They had to contemplate entering the House in a paddy wagon. A vehicle that to many symbolises oppression—state oppression— in some cases vi olence of the state against the weak, those who seek to challenge authority against oppression. That vehicle symbolises much for many of our people, particularly those who would have witnessed …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Soweto. This is a democracy we have come to, Mr. Speaker, in order to pass a Bill or a set of Bills that will transform the ownership, the operation of our airport. That is part of the path that has been taken. We have December 2nd as a clear example of the path. But here we are in this House …
10 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, two legitimate processes upon which we have come to rely to ensure transparency, openness, and accountability. The Blue Ribbon Panel was a tool that was dishonourable to those, in my view, who were on it because it was not done in order for the Government to submit itself to the legitimate process that we have demanded that this …