Speeches by The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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No, this is . . . I don't think the Premier is actually answering the quest ion that I asked. We know that the price of fuel went up by 0.4. That's where it was frozen. So are you saying that . . . that's not $2.00- and-something cents. The price of fuel three months ago was, let’s just say …

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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What was the increase three months ago that he froze? He’s saying its $2.00 -andsomething cents. It is not.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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So supplemental, Mr. Speaker.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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In understanding . . . so the . . . I want to be clear. The $23.00 that the Premier speaks of, that is per tank fill -up. Is that what he is saying?

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Or is that for the year? Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker, if I m ay.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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I have a second question if there are no supplementaries . Bermu da House of Assembly The Speaker: Your second question or supplementary to that question? Okay, secon d question. QUESTION 2: FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CE UPDATE

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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So, Mr. Speaker, my second question then is based on what the Premier is saying, who is footing . . . because fuel [cost] is increasing. And we know that fuel [cost] is incr easing right now with every boatload that comes in every couple of months to the RUBiS or so. Who is who is taking the cut here? …

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, supplementary, Mr . Speaker. Understanding what the Premier has said, I mean, if we look around the world Bermuda gas pri ces have been some of the highest around the world. Everyone else is just catching up to us, quite frankly. You know, we've been at $8 for Lord knows ho w long. So I don’t buy into his …

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. We were not attacking we were seeking clarification. There is no attack. — Hon. E. David Burt: With re spect, Mr. Speaker —

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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—the Premier just asked—

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Third question, Mr. Speaker.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes. Mr. Speaker, I am going to let my other colleagues ask their questions.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Maybe we should move on to MP Dunkley.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Mr. Speaker. The Premier mentioned that this 2.75 per cent i ncrease fully covers the overall weight of inflation. So I guess my question then is, Does the Premier still i nsist that this 2.5 per cent that the G overnment has put out there as inflation . . . is he still sticking to that number , …

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Yes, supplementary, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much. So considering, you know , in the past the Premier has very much gotten involved in detail with certain areas when it comes to finance. And based on the local economists and their public impression of where they believe the inflationary rate to be, the Premier himself again . . . is …

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to . . . sorry, I got so many papers in front of me, I am trying to get to the right page here.

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Here it is. I got it . On page two . . . and thank you, Mr. Speaker . And thank you also to our new Minister . I am glad to see that he had meetings at the hotel . That is really good to hear . On page two. Considering . . . and I know that we …

1 Jul 2022 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Mr. Speaker. No, that is all.