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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the OBA, which had millions of dollars go missing under their watch, had monies go missing under their watch, right? [Inaudible interjections]
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Unlike the OBA, who put profits over people, who told members that money does not grow on trees and said, You know what, seniors? We are going to take away from you so we can then put on an event. We are going to leave you hol ding the bag. And, Mr. Speaker, the OBA gave away the operation of …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, that is interes ting that he brings that up, and it is three minutes that I have left. In the project agreement that that Cabinet signed, it does not . . . this Government and successive governments do not have the ability to withhold any immigration permits that they deem they need. And it is interesting that the …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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This is a party, this is a Go vernment, this is an administration that is putting Ber-mudians first. The reason you are hear ing so much pushback from the Opposition now is that the haves are starting to have to pay more while the have- nots are having more. Right? And the thing is that this is what levelling the …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that after speeches were made in this House about price gougi ng, that prices dropped in the grocery stores a week later, which meant that either it is irony, ironic coincidence or they finally found out of what they were actually doing. And the Honourable Member asks to table the evidence. MarketPlace did an adverti …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, point of order.
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Looking at that air arrival chart, I do not even have to look at it. I know that in 2014 it indicates the lowest air arrivals in Bermudian history on that ch art—2014 was under the OBA A dministration [and] 2013 was not much higher than that. So therefore, what happens is that they governed under the lowest air arrivals …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good evening.
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, if I could read from the 5Royal Gazette. “The leader of the Progressive Labour Party [Premier Burt] was speaking as he unveiled Vision 2025: Our Plan For A Better Bermuda . . . said: ‘These are the facts that confront Bermudians every day —diminishing op portunities, an ever - increasing cost of living and shrinking paycheques. ‘This is …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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I am not quoting the Royal G azette ; I am quoting the people who spoke to the Royal Gazette. “One woman said the PLP’s approach had failed to support her. She explained: ‘As a middle-aged lady looking after a senior, there aren’t many benefits that will assist me with helping her out. The pension scheme is not great at …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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My point is, Mr. Speaker, that in order for Mr. Hogg to have been able to acquire or get Bermuda House of Assembly beneficial ownership in a Bermuda company, he would have had to pass regulatory requirements. So how is it that a man who had judgments against him was able to pass? How was he able to pass? Hon. …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Premier. I will do so. Mr. Speaker, we are struggling as an economy. Now, I want to talk to the change in the 60/40 rule. And my concern with the 60/40 rule, when you have a company, it is the shareholders who actually elect the directors. So if you have a 60 per cent majority of non- …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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No, I understand. I am not saying that they would. But I am saying that there is a mec hanism there. So where is t he protection for the Bermudian directors? That is my question. You can have somebody who has a 60 per cent majority and decide that they do not like the direction that —the directors are responsible …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Right. But if you have a 60 per cent shareholder of a local Bermudian company and the Bermudians want to be the directors, why are they going to enter into a relationship with somebody who can remove them at any time? Hon. Zan e J. S. De Silva: Point of order, Mr. Speaker. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading] Hon. Zane J. …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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I thank my parliamentary colleague for assisting me. I am not saying that they would be replaced with non- Bermudians. That is not what I am saying. What I am saying is tha t the Bermudians should be protected. If you have a 60 per cent shar eholder whom you entered into a relationship with, and they decide that you …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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No, no —
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you. I appreciate that, but I still think that there should be protection for Bermudians. And that is all I am saying. In terms of . . . and you can question my abi lity as a corporate lawyer if you want. [Laughter]
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, one of the other comments that has been made is about the efficiency 3194 28 February 2020 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly of government and the size of the g overnment. Now, Mr. Speaker, my issue is not so much with the size of the government. What I would like to see is a realloc ation …
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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Anyway, so wh y can’t —
28 Feb 2020 House of Assembly
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There should be a re- shifting of people to revenue generating departments, which would actually bring in more tax money and assist the government. I am not reading from a prepared speech. I am looking at my notes. Do you not look at notes when you are speaking?