The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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I accept the Minister’s explanation, and far be it from me to argue with the esteemed team over there in the corner for the BMA, but if I may read . . . the first instance is this . . . and just to be clear, the challenge here is “negative resolution.” Let us start there, the negative resolution. That …

The clause says, “The Minister may by order provide for this Act to apply to credit u nions.” Now, it is very clear that at the very beginning part of this Act it says that credit unions do not apply. So if you are making an order to say that credit unions apply, you are changing the law, to be …

I would ask the Minister to take some time possibly to confer with his technical offi cers. What he said is correct under [clause] 310(1). However, the issue is not [clause] 310(1). The issue is [clause] 310(2) which says the Minister by order may amend other pieces of legislation by a negative res olution procedure. As I said, I understand …

Thank you very much. It seems as though the Minister . . . and I do not want to be talking about the point back and forth, it seems as though the Minister is confused with the very section of law which he is quoting. As I said, when we are talking about emergency powers there are other provisions inside …

So, Madam Chairman, I move that clause 310(3) be deleted from the Bill. The Cha irman: It has been moved that —because it is so small I am not looking for it to be put in writing, I Bermuda House of Assembly will just address it to the floor —that on clause 310, which is titled “Credit unions,” [subsection] (3), …

Good evening, Madam Chairman. Madam Chairman, my question is regarding clause 12, specifically clause 12(3)(b) where it says that, “in its submission, identify information to which the Authority has confidential treatment under section 33(5) of the Regulatory Authority Act 2011.” In saying that, it states that the Regulatory Authority can give confidential information to the Mi nister responsible. Now, this …

Thank you very much, Madam Chairman. I accept the Minister’s answer, but I guess the question is does the Minister find it at all concerning, I would say, that there are members of the industry that are concerned that due to the interest that he holds in an alternative energy company that there could be space for . . . …

Thank you very much and I would like to echo the comments of the Shadow Minister. I am hoping that the Minister can give a clar ification as to why the Government felt it needed to outlaw this practice when there are very few places or countries where this is outlawed, and it is somethin g that is known to …

Carry it over.

Thank you very much, Mr. Act ing Speaker. Mr. Acting Speaker, the hour is late. I was in the back, and I heard the Honourable Minister of Ec onomic Development get up and say something about tough decisions, that the One Bermuda Alliance had to make tough decisions. Mr. Acting Speaker, the issue is not that the decisions were tough. …

Oh, but here we have . . . we are talking about divided. “Look in the mirror.” Well, here is the thing, Mr. Speaker, this divided party managed to run up the score in constit uency 13. That is what this divided party did. Here is the thing. If we happen to mirror that same dividedparty result come the next …