Speeches by The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to make it abundantly clear, in case the Honourable Premier is [con-cerned] for whatever reason, that nobody on this side of the House would like to see any type of violence or escalation of unrest. However, the actions of the Pr emier’s Government are what is leading to this conti nued …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Therefore, I will ask the Premier, given that he has already admitted that his Gover nment does not have the mandate of the people for this particular action, if he will consider seeking that man-date from the people if he is certain the majority of the people of this country support his position.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Good e vening, Mr. Speaker.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, the only question that I have for the Minister is that the Minister has r epeatedly said that the Government has identified properties that are excess to requirements, yet we have not yet heard about these properties that are surplus to requirements. So one would hope that the Minister, while we are considering this, would at least allow …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, there is a just a little bit of confusion on my side. And the confusion comes from . . . it seems as though . . . I am hopeful the Minister can explain, because when we were . . . I will give you a clause just so I do not …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. I will be quick, I guess. But I guess the challenge that I have is the fact that the estimates are then not correct. Because if you are going to sell the $3 million and you are going to tell us that the Gover nment policy is that you are going to transfer the $3 million …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, I am not going to belabour the point. I just want to make sure that we are clear that the Minister is estimating revenue to come to the Government but is not estimating the expenses of transferring that money to the Sinking Fund. And that is fine, but that is what he …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Inside of the Budget Book.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the first item that rise on is pursuant to Standing Order 27(2). Standing Order 27(2) reads as follows, if I may: “As soon as possible after the receipt of a Bill the Clerk shall circulate a copy to every Member. Every Bill shall be accompanied by a short explanatory statement of its …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I object, Mr. Speaker.

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I object on the grounds of Standing Order 27(2), that there is no financial memorandum attached to the Bill.

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Mr. Speaker.

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Whether or not it is in the budget or not, the Standing Orders specifically state that if any Bill requires expenditure then it has to have a f inancial memorandum indicating the estimated annual recurrent cost and any capital cost. Additionally, Mr. Speaker, the Government decided on a referendum after the Budget was tabled in this House. Therefore, they cannot …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, during the general debate, the Honourable Premier did not answer one question. The Honourable Member from constituency 17 asked it again, and the Honourable P remier has not a nswered. And I am going to ask the question again, which I asked in the general debate, and hopefully the Honourable Premier will …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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You did not answer it before! Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: The Honourable Member . . . certainly I talke d to the Honourable Member after that, because I have answered that question before. The Honourable Member needs to retain some information. So having said that, I move that all these clauses be approved.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I object, Madam Chairman. Hon. Michael H. Dunkley: We are in Committee right now.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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That is perfectly fine. And in Committee— 1522 11 March 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: The Chair recognises the Member from constituency 18.

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, the Preamble says where it is expedient to hold a referendum. Therefore, I am asking, What is the Government’s position on the di fference between the two classes of people? Why is it expedient to hold a referendum in this case, expedient to get the view of the voters in one instance …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I thank the Honourable Premier for his answer. The challenge is, however, that what the Government is now proposing is not comprehensive. There is a very simple question, and in the exact same way that the Government has posted a Bill for a draft and basically gone to the people and said, W ill you approve this draft?, can they …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I got you. But what I am saying is—