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Walton Brown

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15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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The exclusion clause, Madam Chairman, says that —in section 4 —it says that this law does not apply to someone who has been dead for at least 20 years. I can imagine a number of sc enarios in which disclosure of information about som eone who has been dead for just over 20 years could be quite disconcerting for his …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I read this Act very carefully, did I miss [clause] 47? Okay. I am happy to be corrected. So [clause] 35 is a section that I have seen in other legislation, that exists in PATI legislation, this is the . . . I cannot use the correct term in Bermuda . . . it is to cover something. . .a …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I am not talking about Hillary Cli nton. And the last point I will make is with regard to the fines —$25,000; $250,000—this is great. But again the Government seems to have a penchant for having higher penalties for any issue that involves private sector violation. If you juxtapose these penalties to the PATI violation penalties, you are in an …
15 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am going to begin my comments by paraphrasing a sentence or two from the Honourable Finance Minister. And it goes something along the lines of, We are in the business. Businesses have to make a profit, and they need to make a return on their i nvestment. That is the key to providing …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Minister responsible for Energy stated that we are in a period of rapid transformation with regard to energy. And in light of the conference that w as recently held, can the Mini ster inform this House whether or not the Government has reflected on or is contemplating establishing …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Second question.
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Can the Minister give some clarity on the RFP process regarding the photovoltaic pr oposal at the airport? Because the website talks about a period from June to December of 2016, yet it has all these earlier dates for submissions. So I think pr ospective applicants are concerned that there is not full clarity about the process . Has the …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Third question. With regard to LNG, my understanding is that BELCO have estimated that the cost of converting to LNG is about $200 million, and that , given they have taken all their profits and given them out in dividends, they have no cash reserves to be able to underwrite it. So, is the Government contemplating allowing for an increase …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that at the next day of meeting, I propose to move the following motion: UK'S EXIST FROM EUROPEAN UNION AND INTERESTS OF OVERSEAS TERRITORIES B ermuda House of Assembly Whereas the voters in the United Kingdom have voted to leave the European Union; and being mindful of the need for extensive …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to lend my support to this Bill, along the lines with my honourable colleague from constituency thirty -something . . . three.
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I should know it, Mr. Speaker, but I am a flawed individual. My recall is n ot as great as that of others. [Laughter]
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, let me just say that it is important to ensure that we retain a competitive landscape so that we can attract business and grow our economy. It is important that we ensure that there are appropriate frameworks in place to facilitate bus iness incorporation. I know that this framework exists in other competitor jurisdictions, and it is the …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Just for the Minister, I am just struggling to understand why . . . and [this is] not my area of expertise, but why would a company —a limited company — want to convert to a limited liability company? It seems like a step down in terms of corporate structure, so I am looking for an …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, if I can bring your attention to clause 144, the “Powers to arrest absconding contributory,” I find this section perverse because this section grants the Court the power to arrest someone in anticipation that they might commit a crime. I thought you only got arrested if you actually were believed to have committed a …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Replication cannot be justific ation. So can the Minister at least give an undertaking that what is clearly a very draconian piece of legisl ation will be re- examined? Because if we had ( what are they called ?) immigration exit controls like other cou ntries have, then you could catch an absconding person in the act. But to grant …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Just for the record, because it has to be said, we are going to pass this piece of legislation, but there are many women who know they are about to be abused physically and the police are . . . they lack the power to arrest. But here we are pr otecting someone’s money and you are going to arrest …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am obliged to rise. I had no intention of speaking on this, but I want to express my gratitude to the Honourable Attorney General. It is noteworthy that 2518 13 July 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly there are times when we can listen and learn from each other and work together. This …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to provide some of the context for this legislation for the sake of the record and to ensure that there is full awareness and understanding on the part of the public about what it is that is taking place. You will note that a few months ago we …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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You will address it. Okay. So this is not part of the . . . this is not the first step of the Pathways to Status Bill ; it is part of a collaborative undertaking by the Government with key stakeholders to address these issues , and we are making progress. The Immigration Reform Working Group, we have been meeting …
13 Jul 2016 House of Assembly
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I am not used to being heckled by my own colleagues, so I do not even know how to r espond to that, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I will say is that this is an encouraging first step. We have a good working rel ations hip with both the Premier ; the President of the Bermuda Industrial Union, Mr. …