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Walton Brown

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3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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But guess what, Mr. Speaker, we have gotten rid of term limits, jobs are still going away. Do you know why? Because technology has made it less likely that you will need people to do certain jobs. It is not because of term limits. It is not because of which party is in power, because the OBA is seeing the …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Or Guatemalans. No entiendo, señor, Mr. Speaker . But we will have to see because you are not going to get an upsurge in people coming to work in a minimum wage position when the costs are escalating dramatically, and Government seems to have no f ocus whatsoever on that. That was the response com-ing from the Gaming Commission people. …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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And 5 per cent of their salary has to go toward a pension and you are contributing to it as an employer, your economic interests tell you not to hire the Bermudian. That is basic economics. So we have to address that. If the Government was ser ious about ensuring that Bermudians had jobs, then over five years they would …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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Three hours and 20 minutes? [Laughter]
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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So let me just get a little bit about immigration — [Laughter]
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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A little bit about immigration. My honourable friend, the Honourable Mini ster for Home Affairs, the Honourable Pat GordonPamplin, is very sincere in her efforts to ensure that Bermuda House of Assembly we have robust immigration policies in place. And I have no doubt that she is committed to ensuring that people are treated fairly. But there is a lacuna …
3 Mar 2017 House of Assembly
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I understand. Two minutes is a lot. Espec ially in hospitality; that is where there is serial abuse. And the abuse of foreign workers has a carryover effect onto local workers because foreign workers are silent. Some have challenges (they be-lieve) in their languages and so forth, and they come from oppressive countries where they do not normally challenge people …
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning, colleagues.
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Will the Honourable Minister please share with the Honourable House the total number of work permits —one to two years; three to five years; over five years —that have been issued during 2016? This was a written question, Mr. Speak-er.
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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They are.
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. Can the Honourable Minister please confirm whether or not local companies not connected to international business are eligible for concessions under the Incentives for Job Makers Act?
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker . Now that I have my stride back.
24 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Would the Minister agree that legislation that is designed to attract companies to Bermuda, for instance, legislation which sustains Bermudian jobs, have an altogether different purpose and intent and impact?
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Well, it is my query. Do we not do the Statements first?
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Madam Deputy Speaker. Just a question for the Minister through the Deputy: I f a local sporting body has a policy regarding representation at international sporting events that is at odds with the governing policy that you just artic ulated in terms of representation, does the Government overrule or make a determination in terms of who can represent Bermuda?
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. Can the Honourable Attorney General confirm whether or not he has received any communications from the US Department of Justice regarding a poss ible violation of the terms under that treaty?
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. In no way did I infer that.
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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I did not mention anything about illegality or anybody doing anything wrong.
17 Feb 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker .