The Hon. Zane De Silva, JP, MP

You are part time. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon- Pamplin: Clients of our Mi nistry are no respecters of time and the clock and I welcome concerns that are expressed because it gives me the opportunity to know where their con-cerns are, and I will understand. I go out and visit people all the time. I am at the hospital all …

deputy premier

Just to answer on that point, Mr. Chairman. Yes, we recognise that the change made to the earlier clause mi ght affect definitions in other places, so we are mindful that this will be taken into consideration with those discussions going forward. Clause 11, if I can continue —

Now, Mr. Speaker, very quickly, back in the mid- 1990s our newest National Hero, Sir John Swan, took the country to a referendum which was not successful. The Honourable Sir John Swan resigned after that defeat, Mr. Speaker, and you will know yesterday that Prime Minister Cameron resigned after he lost a referen dum. My question is I wonder if …

Mr. Speaker, now getting into a more serious m atter. I attended a press conference last week at Bermuda Healthcare [Services]. Mr. Speaker, my doctor, Dr. Reddy, was arrested recently. Eight police officers raided his home in the wee hours of the mor ning, crack of dawn, Mr. Speaker, without a permit —

Now, Mr. Speaker, I know that the Premier . . . I think the Premier gave an undertaking this morning when he said that he was go-ing to confirm where his new Ministers were going and if they were going to be in the private sector offices or public sector offices. And I asked that question, and I do not …

Mr. Speaker, it is two other things I wanted to talk about tonight. And one is that . . . Is the Junior Minister of Tourism not here? Not unusual, not here. But Mr. Speaker, maybe one of his other colleagues can answer the question. It has come to the attention of us on this side that the new hotel …

Now, Mr. Speaker, the last thing I wish to talk about tonight is that I also understand that, you know, when shipments come to Bermuda, they come into Hamilton docks. And we will know that an X -ray machine was put and installed on those docks. And we hope that everything goes through that X -ray machine. Mr. Speaker, it …

Earlier this week , Mr. Speaker, there was an op -ed by Junior Minister Sy lvan Richards. The headline was this, if you do not mind, Mr. Speaker , 2“opposition’s truth deficit is gro wing.” [Inaudible int erjection] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: That was a good op-ed. The Honourable Member Grant Gibbons says, That was a good op- …

Mr. Speaker , you will recall the OBA said that they were going to hold a referendum on gaming. Why did they cancel that, Mr. Speaker? We had OBA come to this H ouse and say that they had word that the PLP were going to under-mine it. So their quick off -the-hook broken promise was that you know what …