Speeches by David A. Burch

16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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It is complicated to confuse all of us who sit in this House, or sit in this job. In relation to quarry refurbishment, 75264, Mr. Chairman, the Ministry of Public Works undertook to relocate the previously procured Artemis building f rom Morgan’s Point and to separate it into two separate buildings, as a new warehouse building for the stores section …

16 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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35 words

Mr. Chairman, I move that Head 82 under the cur rent account for quarry transport products and recharges of $3,235,866 and works and engineering capital development for quarry refurbishment and streetlighting of $3,055,333 be approved.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I am going to do this on behalf of the Minister of Health. Yes, Mr. Speaker.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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I move that Standing Order 21 be suspended to enable me to move that the Bill entitled Health Insurance Amendment Act 2020 be now read the third time by its title only.

13 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, I move that the Bill be now read a third time by its title only and passed.

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker.

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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I probably don’t need the whole 20 minutes, Mr. Speaker.

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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45 words

But you know I have a rule. I don’t know where I got it from, and I don’t even know whether it’s mine, but I adopted it anyway. And that is, that you must say something seven times be-fore people hear it the first time.

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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127 words

I might remind you, Mr. Speaker, just for fun (because I know you know), that we do not have any say in those matters. Your cousin’s best friend who lives up on Langton Hill does those sorts of t hings. But I will leave that right there, Mr. Speaker. I want to talk about the accommodation for the judiciary, because …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes, that is who built it. And at that time, Mr. Speaker, I think it was 2006 when I first became the Minister of Public Works, I said he should have the courts in one buil ding, and add another floor. And, Mr. Speaker, the Chief Justice at the time and the . . . I don’t know what he …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Yes; I read it. And I am current, fairly. [Inaudible interjection]

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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I don’t buy it. No Sir!

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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127 words

I do not know, I have to read it in the paper, I am an old, you know . . .I can’t read it online, so . . . I need to highlight something, okay? In any case, Mr. Speaker, if I could just quote one sentence in this . . . well, two actually. “ Mrs Ju stice Simmons …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Of the window. Mr. Speaker, she further goes on to say, Mrs Justice Simmons said, and I quote, “there was no availabl e space in the Dame Lois Browne- Evans Building on Hamilton’s Court Street for additional cri minal courtrooms, but internal changes could make space available. ” When I read this I t hought, Those are my words!, Mr. …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Two days ago I said during my presentation on the Department of Public Lands and Buildings . . .

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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334 words

I tried to find Hansard so I could refer to the official record, but I know that we are keeping Mr. Lamb so busy the Hansard is not quite ready. So I read it from my own statement. And in it I said, and I quote: “Mr. Chairman, I am happy to advise that the refurbishment to the Sessions House …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Thank you, very much. They are moving to the third floor of the Government Administrat ion Building, if we ever get the damn thing finished, Mr. Speaker. And so, Mr. Speaker, I just . . . you know, I know that she does not act alone in this. I know she does not act alone, because the investigative repor ters …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Oh yes he is; yes he does, because, Mr. Speaker, two minutes after rea ding a Statement in this House, you know what hap-pens? This damn thing here buzzes, and it is him sa ying, Please don’t forget to give me your Ministerial Statement —like I’m going to forget. So what I am going to ask him to do is …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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But they [should] google Hansard and find out that the Gov ernment actually has a plan. And that plan is to move everybody out of that building that is not court related. And I think I am saying it for the tenth time now, so . . . yes, it has to be the tenth time, Mr. Speaker. And it …

11 Mar 2020 House of Assembly

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Don’t panic! Don’t panic, Mr. Speaker. Take everything out of the closet. Dry it out on the first sunny day. Put it out on the wall. It wi ll dry out. [Inaudible interjection]