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Walton Brown

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3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Clause 7. My only question is whether or not you would consider imposing a fine for those who submit inaccurate information.
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Constituency 17, Mr. Speaker
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I have no idea, Mr. Speaker. [Laughter]
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it takes a lot to shock me. But tonight I have been shocked by two comments coming from two different Government Min-isters —highly inappropriate comments which have demeaned this Parliament and demeaned all polit icians, as if we could be demeaned even further . I will deal with Minister Richards ’ comment in a minute, Mr. Speaker, but …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thirty. She [spoke about ] those cowards on social media who write all kinds of stuff about people on both sides. They are programmed to do it. The simple remedy is just don’ t read it. I don ’t read it. Every once in a while someone will say that someone said something. I say, Did they sign their name? …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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And refusing to apologise. Oh, he will apologise because next week his presence and his vote will be required. [Laughter]
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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So his feigned, sort of i ntransient disposition, will very quickly disappear next week. BeBermuda House of Assembly cause, Mr. Speaker, you will actually have more le verage on him next week to make a full and unrepentant apology. But, you know, the fact that he could say it with such casual disregard, you just have to wonder t o …
3 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Right. But what was the essence of the Dr. King civil rights movement? Civil disobed ience to create a better society. So, let us not have these false arguments about the inherent evils of civil disobedience like we do not understand basic politics. Some countries r esort to revolution to make change because the de-mocracy is so flawed or non- …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, the Ho nourable Premier in his Statement, a very helpful statement, spoke about the primary objective of the discussions with the UK i nvolving Brexit, that it has to do with the economic sustainability of Bermuda. My question for the Honour able Premier is, Given that there are many Bermudians …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, follow -up question?
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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The British do not have a very good track record of listening to the Overseas Territ ories and taking their concerns to heart. And I refer in particular to the decision to withdraw our ability to i ssue passports. I refer to their refusal to acknowledge that Overseas Territories citizens are also UK citizens, and therefore should not have to …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Second question, Mr. Speaker?
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I am somewhat concerned by the Premier’s Statement where he r efers to the ability of Bermudians, Overseas Territories citizens, to continue to enjoy free movement throug hout the Schengen area. And in linking the visa- free access to the Schengen area in this Statement, the Premie r is communicating a message that our access is a result …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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A supplementary.
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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So, just for clarity, would the Premier accept that it is the Bermuda Government’s responsibility to lobby for the retention of that privilege as to the UK? Because the UK did not allow us to get that in the first place.
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Third question.
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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The third question relates to the Premier’s comment that notwithstanding our relationship with the UK, the Bermuda Government continues to have bilateral talks with the European Union, and in the post -Brexit era, Bermuda will continue to have such robus t bilateral discussions. But given that the authority for us to engage in bilateral discussions is solely at the discretion …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am happy to stand along with my colleagues and support this legislation. It is very important that we have strong anti -bribery legislation in our country. For the sake of providing a historical context, Mr. S peaker, it is important to note that Bermuda had what was effectively a fundamentally cor-rupt system up …
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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And so, when we consider that, we need to consider that in all of its manifestations. I will leave it at that. [Inaudible interjections] [Gavel]
21 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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I am glad to hear such enthusiastic support for these comments, Mr. Speaker. We do have a challenge in our small jurisdi ction, because the intimacy of our relationships means that there are sometimes just understandings that people have when they interact. And so, we have to ensure that the legislation can properly address those kinds of concerns as well, …