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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I admitted that we borrowed it.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
402 words
What I was saying is that we had to borrow the money. The largest debt. He is talking about the largest amount ever that they have seen. There was a reason for that. And we are neglecting the total reasoning behind why this money had to be borrowed. Now, are we going to say that it was the OBA’s fault? …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Despite that. In spite of that. So, you know, we can go on with the rhetoric. I can as-sure you that it doesn’t help when a Minister misleads the public and parents of kids when he gets up and gives a speech. It does not help. And it does not help— Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain : Point of order.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
82 words
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for that. What I was referring to was that parents were told that the Whitney [Institute Middle] School had been consulted with and that it was okay for the kids to go to Whitney and that was not the case at all. Whitney came out and said that they had not been consulted about …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
28 words
The Honourable Member just needs to look at the newspaper. It was in the newspaper. [Inaudible interjections and uproar ] Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain: Mr. Deputy Speaker!
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I am not impugning the integrity of the Minister.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I think the Minister knows —
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Perfectly fine. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes, yes.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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It is in the public information that Whitney — The Deputy Speaker: Produce it. Hon. Diallo V. S. Rabain : Mr. Deputy Speaker.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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All right. Okay.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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It happened today. All day today. [Laughter]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
108 words
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. In my estimation today there has been a lot of things said that were not true. But the proof has not been shown. So I recognise that as far as you are concerned you would like to see some of these things presented to them. But I know after sitting in the meetings that is …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
35 words
Thank you. The Honourable Member has just pulled up the Royal Gazette. Let me just get the facts here. 72 10 November 2023 Official Hansard Report B ermuda House of Assembly [Pause and crosstalk ]
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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I can continue on. Yes, I will let him pull it up.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
290 words
So, one of the challenges that I have is that the people of Bermuda are now looking and saying, Well, you know, where are we going with things? And I can go down a litany of all kinds of challenges that we have had. As I have said already, we have seen tractors driving around town. We have seen where …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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From collective blindness. And it was an interesting article as he went through it. I will not regress to that particular opinion piece, but it was very clear. The opinion was, Hold on a second here. What’s going on? When you have professionals weighing in and trying to tell the Govern-ment, This is where we believe the direction should go, …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
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—and we are talking about the SDO, then people begin to question, Well, hold on a second. What exactly are we doing here? Now, the Premier has every right to go ahead and shuffle his Cabinet and the likes, and he has moved Planning to another Minister, but at the end of the day there has to be some reckoning …
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Well, you better give more substantial answer then you just don’t agree. Now, he has the right to go ahead. We recognise that as the Minister. Hon. E . David B urt: Point of or der.
10 Nov 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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He has t he right. Hon. E . David B urt: Point of or der, Mr . Deputy Speaker.