Speeches by Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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It is behaviour unbecoming a Member of this House, Mr. Speaker. And I would re-quest — [Inaudible interjections]

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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—that this gentleman, that the Member — [Inaudible interjections]

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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—I would request that the Member retract his statement out of respect for the former Deputy Premier and Minister of this country. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: Madam Deputy Speaker [sic]— 346 9 May 2025 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: Hold on, Members. The only reason I didn’t call him myself on it …

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of information, Mr. Speaker. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: No, no. No point of information.

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, with your permission, may I say a . . . may I make a comment?

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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I just want to say I am grateful for those kind words of my mother. And I also know that when people have to start talking about your family rather than the substance of your topic, you are probably doing pretty well.

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. If the—

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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Yes. My understanding is this is not properly following the standing orders because we have already debated these topics. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

9 May 2025 House of Assembly

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I appreciate your guidance.

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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Thank you , Madam Deputy Speaker. T hank you to the Honourable Premier for that presentation and thank you to all those who might be listening to us close to their lunchtime.

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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For those listening, it is a reminder that the A ppropriation Bill is in fact a law that we pass every year, fresh , anew to enable and authorise the spending of money by the G overnment, by the Legislature, which has the powers to provide that authori sation. It is a critical component for accountability and oversight of the …

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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Now, Madam Deputy Speaker, this Bill [sic] is asking us as a legislature—

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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No, you a re correct.

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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I apologise.

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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You see how easy it is?

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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This motion is asking us as legislators to give the F inance Minister permission to continue to spend money in the absence of a budget having been prepared in time for up to four months and without presenting his plans for spending. Now the Honourable Premier has laid out how this was anticipated in the Constitution. So, I am not …

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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Let me restate, Madam Deputy Speaker, since this unprecedented delay in exercising of our oversight . . . unprecedented delay, not once in our modern political history . Other things that are unprecedented, this G overnment's failure to win the majority of the votes cast in this election because I hear some words to that in the effect — [Inaudible …

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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—the fact . . . and because we are talking about oversight , these are the topics I am talking about , Madam Deputy Speaker . Since we are talking about oversight , the unprecedented move by this G overnment to amend laws last year to allow it to spend money out of the sinking fund without any parliamentary oversight. …

28 Mar 2025 House of Assembly

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When asked , Madam Deputy Speaker, Will a budget be prepared on time? Yes, they said, of course it will be. Of course it will be. [Inaudible interjections]