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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Though the Minister may say that they are a different topic, she makes specific refer-ence to the Bermuda Bred case. And Bermuda Bred case made specific reference to A. and B. v. the D epartment of Child and Family Services. And the re ason it is relevant, Mr. Speaker, is that the deadline which was put in place for today …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will move on to my second question.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Because we have heard quite a bit of discussion today regarding the margin of appreci ation. And this is something that is very important i nside of the human rights context. The human rights context states that the government must test the margin of appreciation. Is the Minister telling this House that her view of the best way to test …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker , and this is supplementary on this particular issue. Because I think it is important that the public understand and are able to drill down. The Minister has stated that the Bermuda Bred case will go into effect today. So, the question is, given that this paper has been laid down, is the Mini ster saying that …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will accept the Minister’s r esponse that she will come back to us, and I look forward to the answer for that particular question on Wednesday. However, I will pose the quest ion again. Given that the Bermuda Bred case, as the Minister stated, will take effect today, does that now mean that …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, in the response from the Honourable Minister, we just heard an interpolation from the Honourable Deputy Premier, saying that Parli ament is not supreme. I think that I want to make it clear, and I think the Minister should make it clear in her response to this question, that Parliament is supreme. Following …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you. It is the case of the Government, what they would like to put in place. As the Minister just answered a question that came from the H onourable Member from constituency 34, she stated that if the Government has an opposite position to the courts, they can either (a) appeal; or (b) change the legisl ation. Would the …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I am slightly co nfused. The Honourable Member just asked a question. The Honourable Minister said, I will not answer to something that is not underneath my remit, and then she spoke about adoption. However, I do believe the Department of Child and Family Services falls underneath the Ministry —
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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But, Mr. Speaker, she did not say she did not have to answer it. She said, It is from a department that is not underneath my remit. It is clear that the Department of Child and Family Services falls underneath that Ministry. So I am hoping that she could answer that question, please.
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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So if the Minister could please answer. Hon. Patricia J. Gordon -Pamplin: Which matter? [Inaudible interjection]
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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The Minister asked, Which matter? The Minister has deferred to the Minister for Home Affairs. The Junior Minister for Home Affairs sits in this House. So if she is deferring, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs can make clear the position of the Go vernment on this issue. What I am saying to the Minister is, she just said in …
29 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the Minister’s giving those numbers. Given that he read them off very quickly, I will just ask to be able to be provided a wri tten copy. And just to clarify for the record, when I asked the question on Friday, I was not referencing a Bernews article. I was …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Just for clarification, constit uency 18.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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No problem. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the Minister’s Statement, on page 3, he says, “It was estimated that during the week of the event, 1,499 visitors came to Bermuda specifically for the event . . .” However, the official st atistics from the Bermuda Department of Tourism list the entire visitor arrivals for the month …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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I will make it a second question. It is actually a supplementary for the first quest ion. But seeing I have multiple . . . The Honourable Minister just answered, and he said that it was probably because there was a di fference between visitors and people in business and all the rest. However, the statistics from the Depar tment …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. S peaker, my third question, if I may.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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My third question is, I thank the Minister for the update of which he gave on the America’s Cup. Would the Honourable Minister please give us an update on how much has been raised to go against our $25 million sponsorship guarantee, to date?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker. Good morning, Mr. Speaker.