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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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We are talking about gaming. Let’s talk about gaming. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: See, they don’t like when you do a little cross -referencing, do they, Mr. Deputy Speaker? [ Laughter] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: They hate cross -referencing. [ Inaudible interjections] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Yes, just a little cross- referencing, as the …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I think for this particular Bill and for the industry of gaming in Bermuda, I think we all know the his-tory. We have already heard three Members speak to it. I think if I would put it in a nutshell, I just want to know what the plan is going forward. Gaming is an industry …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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So, I am just trying to understand as we move forward, does this Bill actually fulfil the case and the challenge that we are having? You know, I am not going to sit here and go over other issues with projects and the like. This is im-portant. It is extremely important that we get this done. And when we hear …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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And so let’s get this thing done so we can enjoy those amenities and his friends can come to Bermuda. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The Depu ty Speaker: Thank you. Are there any further speakers? There appear to be none. Oh, the Honourable —
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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It is about regulation; nothing to do with whether they were bailed out.
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Let me first start off by saying to the Minister I want to thank him. He did take the time, just prior to our debating this particular Bill, he did come to me and ask me what concerns I had. And I was able to articulate at least a few of them that I had concerning …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes. That is not a whole lot. But I am not the Minister. It is incumbent upon the Min-ister to have that consultation with the industry. And of the industry, those six who are involved, which is a cross section, are saying that they did not know of any consultation. Then it might have helped in being able to explain …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I think the Honourable Member, yes, may be misleading the public. This is an annual fee based on ARV, not based on occupancy. You said “occupancy.” Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: The Honourable Member maybe not . . . then I did not explain it properly. I said that $5.50, which is what normally the charge, so it is $2,000 divided …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Sorry. Point of clarification if the Honourable Member will. POINT OF CLARIFICATION
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Typically the units, if you consult with them, I do not think they are renting a unit out 365 days a year. I understand how you are getting to that five dollars. But you are probably at best at 60 per cent occupancy throughout the 365 days, at best. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: So the Honourable Member, again, is not …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House and the public. I know he is bas-ing it on a month, but typically you may not be open completely for a month. The average is 60 per cent occupancy. So if you are going to reflect real numbers, reflect it in a realistic way, because people’s reality is 60 per cent at …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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On average, sorry. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: All right. So the Honourable Member needs his numbers . . . I was giving the ultimate.
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: However, let’s go over your 60 per cent, Honourable Member. And I say you can collect between $4,000 and $6,000 per month at 100 per cent. Let us say 60 per cent, use your numbers. Sixty per cent of [$]6,000 is how much? Thirty -six hundred. So do I collect [$]3,600 from vacation rental, or …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I think the Honourable Member may be misleading the House a little bit. No one is castigating on this side, disparaging this. What we are saying is we had consultation, and that consultation was saying that they are concerned about it. We are just representing what they said, not what we are saying, and trying to figure out the num-bers. …
24 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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No, 320 or so. Mr . Scott Pearman: Okay. So it is considerable. Because I saw in the budget that it was anticipated that this would make revenue of some $500,000. Is that right? Okay. So 320- odd. Okay. I then have a question for the Honourable Minister, Mr. Speaker. And that is this: In terms of the ARV that …