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Ben Smith, MP

Ben Smith, MP

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10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
142 words
The issue that this Government has is that they are laughing when we mention accountability, integrity and transparency, because the country has not seen that from them. So, Mr. Deputy Speaker, we will talk to education. In the Throne Speech it refers to an Education Au-thority. The One Bermuda Alliance has an important word that is in that sentence, and …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
36 words
So, let us see if the Government finagles the scores to get to that result. The Minister should look up that word, and maybe he will figure out what it means. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
75 words
Mr. Deputy Speaker, we will also look to make sure that we are scoring our schools, the facil-ity, because our students are held accountable by their grades. That means that we should also be holding everyone accountable for how they get to that result. Because we sh ould not have to have parents saying, I have to put my child …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
134 words
Mr. Deputy Speaker, the Minister wants to say that public school enrolment increased, and that is probably because there are so many people in Bermuda who no longer can afford anything. Because right now — [Inaudible interjections] 36 10 November 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Mr. Ben Smith: —Because right now, Mr. Deputy Speaker, we have our …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
121 words
You are really funny, huh? I am glad he keeps laughing because I am pretty sure the people in this country who are having to make the decision to get on a plane and leave their home forever are not laughing the way the Minister of Labour is laughing right now. Because that is the r eality in this country. …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
15 words
The solution is to no longer have the present Government ruling this country. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
72 words
Mr. Deputy Speaker, one thing the Minister who took his seat liked to say —Well, no one is giving us any credit! Well, you pat yourselves on the back so much, why should anybody else have to give you credit? Put on a hard hat, stand in front of an empty lot and say, This is what we’re going to …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
40 words
So that is the actual reality, and now we like to hear them talk about what is happening in this country. But what they are actually not doing is listening or looking as they walk around this community. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
213 words
Yes, I remember something clearly the last time that I was in this House of Assembly. And I heard the arrogance. I heard the arrogance, getting up talking about that we are the past and they are the future. I am going to ask whether that future involved what we are seeing in this country now. Because he talked about …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
35 words
They want to talk about changes, but they have had six years and where are they? Implement them! Implement them. And talk about the one behind me who is chirping right now. [Inaudible interjections ]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
27 words
Because I will tell you what. What I will say is this: After — [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Come on, Ben! Correct yourself!
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
26 words
I do not have to correct myself because your Minister did not correct himself. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
20 words
I am not talking about the Honourable Member, but it was interesting that he knew who I was talking about.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
15 words
The Honourable Member behind me (if that is going to satisfy them) — [Inaudible interjections]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
39 words
—when the Reply was completed, he said, Oh, I hope that you . . . did you add to that? Did you write part of that speech? My answer to him is this: The people wrote that speech. [Laughter]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
11 words
The people of the country wrote that speech. Because guess what?
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
8 words
Look at what is written in that speech!
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
9 words
Look at the list that was put out —
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
11 words
Is that a point of order, or is he just talking?
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
28 words
As I stated, that Honourable Member behind me, when he asked that question— and he just repeated it —I did not say no. I did not do that.