Speeches by Jarion Richrdson, JP, MP

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Honourable Minister. Also, if you could reply, why is the Minister approving this position instead of a senior civil servant or someone . . . it just sees a very hig h level person to approve a very perfunctory or regulated, I should say, excuse my language, a regulated role? Thank you, Mr. Chairman …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Chairman, also for the Honourable Minister, I did not hear —and I apologise if I missed it —but t he criteria for determining if a person is a successful applicant. The reason is because a number of people in Bermuda, their careers are i nvolved, obviously, in the financial services industry and being appointed in these roles. So, I …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Speaker, [this is] MP Richardson.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you. And thank you, Honourable Minister. I would like to start by saying that invasive alien species is not a fringe topic and that this Bill actually does some good in putting some framework around a perpetual and ongoing battle against dam-ages to our environment and our ecology. I just want to touch on that a little bit because …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Madam Chairman, MP Richardson.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. My question is as it relates to clause 4(2)(c). I believe there is a typo here that seems to create an obligation on people to release prohibited invasive species. Clause 4(2), Minister, says, “No person— (c) who owns or has possession of a prohibited inv asive species shall release, or fail to prevent . . …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chai rman. Would the Honourable Minister just walk us through claus es 14 and 15? Clause 14 makes a pr ovision for plans to manage invasive species and these plans include certain specifications, presumably timing would be included and how much work a person has to put in to accomplish removing invasive species on their lan d …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker. MP Ric hardson.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My first point, though, Mr. Speaker, is that I have not seen any amendments or proposed amendments to the Bill. We know that it is not on the tablets or Internet either. When would that be circulated?

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My comments will be brief, as we have all received the terrifying, or rather horrifying news of more COVID -19 deaths. So we are going to make this brief so that we can get back to our families. Mr. Speak er, this Bill is in the right direction. Right? This is my opinion, …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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I apologise, Mr. Chairman. Could the Honourable Minister just explain that amendment again? I just have i t up now. Thank you. Hon. Jason Hayward: In clause 3, in the [proposed] new section 31AB(1) of the principal Act, at the end of [new] paragraph (b), insert “or 31ZB.”

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Honourable Minister.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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I am sorry, Mr. Chairman.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you very much. And it is only a clarification. Would you be so kind as to inform me, with clause 5 deleted, will clause 6 in the final version get renumbered to clause 5, and clause 7 to 6? Is that right, Mr. Chairman?

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Mr. Chairman, thank you, Honourable Minister.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Speaker, MP Ric hardson, please.

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the Honourable Minister for bringing this legislation to this Honourable House. Mr. Speaker, this legislation serves to ensure that persons are encouraged to proactively and deli berately plan to return to the labour force, which is obviously in the best interests of all of us. Equally, there are provisions that deal with medical …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, would the Honourable Minister be able to walk us through what some of those cond itions would be where the Director may request that a disabled person receiving a Financial Assistance award should provide a medical opinion? And specif ically, given that the statute does not make this entire condition retrospective, it seems to …

24 Sep 2021 House of Assembly

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Yes, Mr. Chairman, thank you very much. I would add that I would recommend that this requirement be retrospective. I am just adding that for the record, that we act and contribute that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.