Speeches by Walton Brown

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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You do not need to spend half a million dollars. If all you are going to do is find out what they — [Gavel]

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. So I am just confused. If the public say no, you are going to pass legislation anyway, presumably. If the public say yes, you are going to pass the legisl ation anyway. What am I missing? Why are we spending the money? Why do we go through this exercise? What is the purpose of our spending …

11 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Madam Chairman. So, for the sake of clarity, irrespective of the outcome of this referendum, is it the Government’s position that it will proceed with same- sex or civil u nion legislation, irrespective of the outcome?

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good evening, colleagues. Just one point, Mr. Speaker. I think the Bill may have an unintended consequence. I am sure if the Government is in agreement with the cons equence. I am happy with it. But if you read the wording of the legislation, it actually gives the authority to the Premier to effectively determine …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Clear intent. So, I am happy with that. We are moving to somewhat of a more modern period, where the Premier will now be able to determine, des pite the Governor’s ability in the legislation to establish a Commission of Inquiry, the Premier will now have the authority to determine whether any Commission of Inquiry will proceed. I think it …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is an important debate. I want to thank my honourable colleague and friend, Kim Wilson, for bringing this matter to the attention of Parliament. Issues relating to gender and discrimination against women are very important. To my knowledge, Parliament has never even adequately touched on these issues. And Parliament has been around for …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I said when I taught in the 1990s at Bermuda College. And I would send my students to go and talk to the politicians. Go and ask the female politicians why there is no organised women’s mov ement. And without fail, every year . . . I think there may even be one of my former students sitting in here …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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It just seems that way. I was i nvolved with a group, Mr. Speaker. There was an activity that was planned last week, I believe, outside of Parliament. And there was a little, a smaller group who said, Don’t worry. We will sort out everything. They had everything sorted out in an hour. I said, Have you done this? Have …

9 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr Speaker, under the provision of Standing Order 25, I move to withdraw the motion which stands in my name.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I rise to move a motion to consider a matter of urgent public importance.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Read the motion?

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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I will be happy to, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS the public welfare is now challenged by a proposed amendment to the immigration law, and the likelihood for growing and sustained u nrest increases daily; and WHEREAS there was a need for an inclusive approach for the betterment of Bermuda on such law, accompanied by the movement away from brinkmanship dispositions; BE …

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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—prior to any Bill.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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As a final component, Mr. Speaker, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this report be consulted by Members of the Legislature prior to any Bill being tabled dealing with the subject matter. And I can prepare copies of the motion.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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And I further request, Mr. Speaker, that we be allowed to debate this forthwith, as is provided for under Standing Order 9, section (3), (4) and (5).

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I appreciate your ruling to allow us to address the matter that is of fundamental and urgent importance. Mr. Speaker, we are on a precipice. There is an increase in the volume, there is an increase in the level of agitation on this matter. This is a matter, i mmigration reform, that has been fundamentally …

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Point of clarification, Mr. Speaker.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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The Member is getting a little loose with this thing. It was six months and only six months.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Point of order. Hon. Trevor G. Moniz: —it makes sense for a nu mber of reasons.

7 Mar 2016 House of Assembly

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Yes. The Honourable Member is misleading the House. There was nothing in the Eur opean Convention on Human Rights which speaks to that.