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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
43 words
And one of those major, major, major contributions to that is population growth. It is not happening under this Government. Let’s get a solution! Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Thank you. Does any other . . . MP Simmons. You have your—
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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5 words
Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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43 words
Certainly I have not intimated to that point at all. And I have not heard that from any-one else. We all know that . . . well, we are all concerned about the seniors which is why we are looking for a solution.
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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12 words
Point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Honourable Member is misleading the House.
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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31 words
I am not sure what implication he is talking about. Maybe he can clarify himself. But no one has imp licated that anyone does not care about senior citizens. [Inaudible interjections]
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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11 words
Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I literally will be five minutes.
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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204 words
It is interesting listening tonight, and I am grateful for the Minister and his positive note as we were winding down here. Certainly, we all would like to enjoy our Cup Match. And I am sure that we will see one another during our social events over the holiday. And may the best team win! It would be nice to …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
110 words
Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That is a classic case of more spin, in my opinion. A classic case of more spin. So what we have heard tonight is very evident, a string of Ministers and maybe some others who have felt that they need to list out every good t hing that they have done. Now, you just heard …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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150 words
Maybe there is a challenge. So I recognise that again we are in the political arena. But what we cannot get away from is the reality of where are as a p eople. And if we are going to ignore what we are hearing on the streets and in homes, which sometimes when you come into this House, it sounds …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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Well, there is a slew of things that we can point out, a slew of things that we can point out. [Inaudible interjection]
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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70 words
Yes. Indeed, indeed, indeed, indeed. There is a challenge in this Island right now. And people are worried. They are concerned, and they want to know what is going to happen to them. So getting up in this House and quite frankly (in my opinion) giving Bermuda six for a nine ain’t going to make it. Ain’t going to make …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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255 words
Yes. We have got more interpolation going on. And this is going to be fascinating to watch as the people continue to be concerned. Now, we know what it is like to have marches and the likes. But this PLP Government acts as if it is not supposed to happen to them. But yet you have got just about every …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
242 words
You hear them? It is all a joke. But yet we know what the realities ar e in Bermuda right now. And we know what people are feeling. So some Cabinet Ministers may want to make a whole lot of noise as they stick their head in the sand, but we know who they are. And Bermuda knows who they …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
121 words
Yes. I will take your point of order. POINT OF ORDER Hon. Jason Hayward: The figure was derived first and foremost by the Wage Commission, who recommended that we use a hybrid structure. The second step was for the Minister to prescribe a rate. The Minister met with both of the unions, who are the representative of the workers and …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. You are going to hear it. A classic case of a six for a nine. If you are representing the peop le of Bermuda and we are putting a minimum wage in place, why is it different for one sector than the other? Whether you agree with the unions or not? Because I can tell you what the hotels …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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17 words
What in the world does that have to do with what I just said? [Inaudible interjections ]
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
9 words
Sixteen -forty for the hotel workers includes the gratuities.
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
144 words
But for the rest of Bermuda, who also have people who get gratuities, they get paid $16.40. And then the employee gets their tips on top of the $16.40. Yes, what? Yes. So the Premier does not even know what is going on. And employees are getting together. They are concerned about this here, very much concerned about this here. …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
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88 words
Thank you very much. I really hope that Bermuda is listening to what we just heard. Unbelievable! And maybe that is why we are in the shape we are in. I would suggest that the Minister go and talk to other businesses because they want to understand why the hotels are getting this hybrid and they are not. They want …
21 Jul 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
179 words
You cannot say minimum wage and then say, Oh, well the gratuities are part of it. The whole idea of the gratuities is on top of your minimum wage, on top of your wage. Listen. We can go on and on and on. And we can talk about the unions. If the unions negotiated this deal, this is a bad …