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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Okay. All right.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Just as a clarification for myself, if I wanted to refer to a Schedule that goes to one of these clauses, do I have to wait until the end to go through the Schedule or can I do it under . . . I just have a question on the Schedule that refers to renewing of a licence.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes? Okay. Thank you very much. So, if you are going to renew a licence, what I was trying to understand a little better is, Why is the renewal fee for a commercial licence discounted by 50 per cent, when the small scale licence remains the same? [Pause] Hon. Vance Campbell: That is Schedule 1 that you are referring to?
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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My apologies. Bermuda House of Assembly The Chairman: Page 22.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, yes. Page 22.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. My apologies. [Pause] Hon. Vance Campbell: Okay. We set the initial application fees for the licence at what we thought was reasonable for the distillery licence. It was higher in the first instance, the initial licence, because that would involve a more intensive process because it is a commercial distillery. So that fee is higher to begin with. And …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Just so I can be clear. Yes, I just want to be clear on this. So, for the commercial li-cence, we will discount the renewal at 50 per cent. But for the small scale, it will remain the same, just period, as always? I just want to be clear that is what you are saying. Hon. Vance Campbell: That is …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Vance Campbell: And in setting that initial fee, we thought it was reasonable.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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No, thank you. Thank you, sir.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me first say that probably for some folks this has been a long time coming, especially if they have been working under an employer who, quite frankly , has misguided and misled them when it comes to tips and gratuities. So, when we heard the statement read last session, it was welcoming to hear that …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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—who received tips and the likes and actually put themselves through school. So, I would have never thought that tips and gratuities would become complicated in the sense that . . . in going through this particular Bill, I must admit I was getting a bit confused here between tips and gratuities, trying to understand and make sure that it …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for this opportunity. You know, I do listen intently to what I hear coming from Government as far as —and rightfully so—even some of the Bills that we did today that have been complementary and helpful to the people of Bermuda. Many of these initiatives in my estimation are Bills that out of their own inception …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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I say “concern.” There is a growing concern. And I am hearing moaning and groaning, but that is the reality. Despite the fact that good is being done, there is a growing concern that people feel they are not being listened to. And I right-fully listened to the Premier when he said, Well, you know, these negotiations can be tough …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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What I will say is that I know that the Premier was a bit exercised about folks talking about the fact that we are having a cyberattack and he was away. And I have heard today several times Combined Opposition working. I do not know what we had with some of these issues. We certainly do not have anything to …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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That is all right. Just because someone joins in on a procession has nothing to do with whether or not it has been sanctioned by anybody. So, Premier, you can say what you want. But when the people in this country feel aggrieved, we should listen.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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If in fact, Mr. Speaker, I am flying away and my ring camera goes off and I see that someone is breaking into my house, and I tell my wife, Well, I’ll be back in two days. I’m not securing home. A crisis has happened. So, if people feel aggrieved that the Premier took the time to go away . …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am glad the public are listening because that is the kind of thing that concerns me. On Friday during Statement time, we did not get a Statement. And what we decided to do was wait. And we inquired and said, 1910 29 September 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Oh, maybe something …
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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What statement? Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: You want this Government, the Premier, to sit up at a press conference and give you a litany of information whilst the same people who attacked and crashed our system are listening!
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
29 Sep 2023 House of Assembly
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Unfortunately, the Honourable Member is misleading the House. I never said such. What I did say was, statements were not given, and we were not given the opportunity in this House to ask questions. We know there were press conferences where no questions could be asked. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: So, so, so, Mr. Speaker, why does he …