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Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

Lawrence Scott, JP, MP

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21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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The Opposition Leader just got up and mentioned that they support FinTech, but yet, they do their constitutional duty. [Inaudible interjections]
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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No, no. I am working with you. I am working with you, Opposition Leader. They do their constitutional duty as the loyal Opposition to highlight perceived challen ges, perceived shortcomings and concerns. And I know that it has been said time and time again in this Honourable House that there are certain areas in which we have to work together. …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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True, true. Sorry. [Laughter]
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member said that talking about the youth and coding is sort of age discriminatory. But I understand. But the thing is that we just mentioned about a partnership and scholarships with the Univ ersity of the West Indies. So, I want Members in this House to understand that there is a strategy to what we are doing. I …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Right this moment, just this moment, just this moment. [Inaudible interjections ]
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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I am living in the moment. I am living in the moment. That is why I did not say “this House,” because I know the Members in the House. But . . . right? But the thing is that, although I am (and I will be more accurate) one of the youngest Members in this House, history is not lost …
21 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Oh, wow.
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good morning. Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer congratul ations first to Inspector Na’imah Astwood, who was the first runner -up at the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police. And I associate the Deputy Premier. And I will associate the whole House, if that is okay. Thank you. Also, Constable Cer epha Bridgeman, who actually …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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But I would like to give congrat ulations to all of our runners. I would like to thank Lister Insurance Agency, who has put on this race for the past 21 years now.
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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I would like to associate Mr. Swan. And it is always a pleasure to see our young people come out and run. We had a nice awards ceremony at the Bermuda College. So, I would like to thank you for sponsoring this, for allowing our young children to have an opportunity to showcase their ta lents. And I look forward …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated with the remarks for Beunice Croc kwell. Beunice was a ray of sunshine, and I remember walking into the Cabinet Office every time, and she was just always welcoming and warm and kind.
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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And she will be a big miss. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for bringing forward this Transportation Green Paper. I think we all would agree that transportation does need to be ad-dressed in Bermuda. Public transportation provides a basic mobility service to people who either do not have transport ation, do not have access to transportation or simply choose to ride …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Ooh. Thank you. [Laughter]
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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While public transportation does not provide a great revenue stream, it provides a service. I think that it is notable that there are currently 23,376 students and seniors who ride the buses. And I am happy to see in the paper that they ar e looking to reverting back to having schoolchildren being charged to ride the bus during the …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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I am a senior. So, we have to also look, Mr. Speaker, at what is a sustainable bus schedule? We have been talking about this bus schedule now for 17 years. What does it take to get a proper bus schedule in place? And what will it take to also address the needs Bermu da House of Assembly of the …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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And so, they said that they are not looking at procuring another front -loading ferry because there is not enough volume of people. Ho wever, I think it is kind of a catch- 22. More people would ride the ferry if they could bring their bikes. And so, do you buy the ferry, and then more people use it? Because …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . One thing that we . . . it is a term that we tend to use very often, which is talking about vision and, they usually say, Hindsight is 20/20. And you know me, I like to research why we use the phrases we use and whatnot, and I like to try to educate people. …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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And, as I said before, the nurse that I am dating is helping to educate me on anatomy. But the thing is when we talk about vision and we talk about it being 20/20, that means that . . . Bermu da House of Assembly 20/20 is not necessarily the . . . you having perfect vision. It is more …
7 Jun 2019 House of Assembly
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I do not know. My eyesight is actually correctible to 20/20 with my glasses. But the thing is that the 20/20 part is just . . . and the clarity and sharpness of vision is just one aspect. There are other things that go into really being able to tell or monitor or gauge your eyesight health or your visual …