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Walton Brown

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14 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Okay. Mr. Speaker , two minutes. The Government has predicated its position on the issue of trust. If w e are to work with Gover nment , and there are many of us who want to work with Government to ensure that the appropriate policies are put in place, if we have to work with Government , there has to …
14 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
14 Nov 2016 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is mi sleading the House. On each and every occasion where a tax concessi on has been proposed by Government f or business, this side of the House has actually supported those concessions.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, let me first of all congratulate or thank the Honourable Premier for providing us with an update on such an important matter. The Honourable Premier in his Statement said that the United Kingdom is putting together a list of priority concerns that relate to the Overseas Territories. Can the Premier …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary. Will the Premier commit to sharing at the earliest opportunity the list of concerns that are put t ogether? 2560 15 July 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Second question.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Has there been any initiative taken to identify the legislation, Bermuda legislation that is likely to be affected by the Brexit negotiations?
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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And the third question.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I assume the Premier will also relay that to the public once it is put together. The third question rel ates to our working with other Overseas Territories. At least one Minister in the Government is on record as saying it is not in our best interests to work with the other Overseas Territories. He is not here. I do …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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But, Mr. Speaker, will the Premier acknowledge that, despite our competitive relationship on one front r egarding financial services with the other Overseas Territories, this issue represents an special challenge to the Overseas Territories and calls out for a far greater degree of collaboration on critical issues? And so, can the Premier give a commitment that we are prepared to …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the Report of the Registry General shows that in the past three years, there is a record of 72 deaths recorded between the ages of 20 and 49. Most of these deaths were not as a result of (shall we say) an act of violence. And my suspicion is that, because we do not properly report the data, …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Sure, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Of course! But just a necessary preamble.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Speaker, is the Minister aware that for d ecades now, there has been almost a conspiracy not to actually report suicides in Bermuda? It is complicit among all the relevant agencies. And is the Minister not concerned that we may actually have a growing epidemic that has not been identified? The Sp eaker: Minister. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is the Honourable Minister not at all concerned that, with the scheduled events set for what the Government calls the Emancipation Celebr ation, we are actively ignoring the experience of slavery and missing an opportunity to properly and fully educate the population about the slave experience and the quest for and achievement of the …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to offer a few comments in support of this Bill. It is an important piece of legislation and helps to put us on line with a lot of modern democracies in the 21 st century. We live in an age where the ability of our personal data to be transferred to …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I have a series of questions .
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I am not sure if the Minister wants to answer the litany of questions he already has first or just take a whole bunch of them. 2590 15 July 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: That would be fine, if the Minister is prepared. Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: Sure.
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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And I will —
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I have a few questions on a few of the clauses. First let me say , I long for the day when we have actual gender neutrality in our legislation. I do not know why we have not done that yet, but there is always hope.