Speeches by Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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Point of order, Madam President. The President: Senator De Couto, what is your point of order?

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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The “doom and gloom” — you know, some of the things that I quoted were from the actuarial report and were described as the best -estimate scenario— Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: He asked for a point of order, Madam President. This is not a point of order. [Crosstalk] The President: Senator De Couto, that is not a point of …

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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Inadvertently misleading the Senate, Madam President. The President: Minister Darrell, continue. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Thank you very much. And as we did say in the [brief] that we are dealing with these reforms. And we will continue to be prudent with the investments that we are making in regard to this fund. So, Madam President, I think that …

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President, and thank you, Minister Darrell, for that fulsome brief. And thank you also to the Monetary Authority for the work they are doing in this area. We can definitely support this Bill. It has got very specific reasons. There are quite a few different things going on in it, but I will not rehash what the …

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President. I would like to associate with the comments from Senator Bell about Dr. Binns. Thank you for bringing that up. I would like to congratulate —well, wish luck to and congratulate on their achievements so far our Bermuda team at the World [Aquatics] Championship for swimming currently in Japan with, in thi s context we will …

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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And, Madam President, I am going to congratulate Somerset in advance for a successful Cup Match. So, thank you very much. Bermuda Senate [Laughter] The President: Thank you, Senator De Couto. Would any other Senator care to speak? Senator Leslie Robinson, you have the floor. Sen. Leslie Robinson: Thank you, Madam President. I would also like to give remarks to …

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President. I would like to speak today on the topic of promises. We got into a little bit with the pension discussion. The Government has a line, promises made, promises kept. But what I am hearing from the general public in person, by email, on social sources, promi ses made, promises broken , Madam President. And I …

26 Jul 2023 Senate

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Now, Madam President, let me turn to a lighter topic, and it is my Cup Match message. And I want to acknowledge the history of this event in Bermuda. It is important, the roots in Emancipation. But I would urge that whether you are exper iencing the bustle of the game, whether you are taking your chance under the Crown …

19 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President. And welcome, Mr. Lema. Quite a few things in this slim Bill, but quite a few implications, and they are quite diverse. So I will walk through my questions, and hopefully the Senator will be able to provide the answers. For the tobacco, the changes, I believe this makes sense to harmonise across if you bring …

19 Jul 2023 Senate

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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. And I would like to thank the Senator for the detailed response. I would make a gentle suggestion that I am sure the general public would love to see the details of this policy, the people who are in the industry. Perhaps 562 19 July 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda Senate it can go on …

19 Jul 2023 Senate

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A point of order. The President: Senator De Couto.

19 Jul 2023 Senate

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I did have a follow -up question, Madam President. The President: Senator De Couto, we have moved on. SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 26 Sen. Arianna Hodgson: Madam President, I move that [Standing Order] 26 be suspended in respect of this Bill. The President: Is there any objection to that motion? No objection. [Motion carried: Standing Order 26 suspended.] BILL THIRD …

19 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President. I would obviously like to associate myself with the comments for Ms. Dismont, clearly a force of nature who brought her wide range of skills and force of personality to a great cause in Bermuda. I would also like to associate myself with the comments regarding Dr. Durhan- Thompson. I will not say much more, but …

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President, and good morning. The President: Good morning.

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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You know, right off the bat I have to say that we in the Opposition support this Bill, which , as we have heard, harmonises the PIPA and PATI legislation. It does a lot of important legal housekeeping. And the Senator, the Minister did also refer to how these things exist around the world. So it is important, for example, …

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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Apologies for the squeaking, Madam President. [Laughter]

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you for that presentation, Senator. Bermuda Senate We definitely agree that childcare is a vital need that we all need to support. All families should have access, and it is akin to a human right. So I am also glad to see that this is put in place in a tiered way, which provides more support to those who …

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President. Well, I guess I would like to associate myself with many of the former comments, including condo-lences to the family of the Honourable Ottiwell Simmons. I would also like to associate myself with the congratulations for all of our athletes, especially the Special Olympians, and the swimmers. There are too many to list. I would like …

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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Thank you, Madam President. As you know, we have not met in a few weeks so we have had an opportunity for many key topics to accumulate. So I would like to touch on a few of them today. Let me first talk about the roads, Madam President. On Sunday I was invited by several residents in the Warwick area …

5 Jul 2023 Senate

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Yes, Madam President, I will. But you know, I do have the documents that show that this gentleman’s concerns sat unacted on and unresponded on within the Ministry for two whole years. So I can show those to you if you would like, Minister Darrell. Two years. So that is why things like that lead many people in Bermuda to …