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The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

The Hon. L. Craig Cannonier, JP, MP

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15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Well, I already stated prev iously we know that the Government gets 50 per cent, the retailer gets 27 per cent and the wholesaler is 23 per cent. What reduction did this Government put in place up until now to accommodate the price freeze?
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Second ques tion: Since the price freeze, which I believe was in February or March, we are now into July, the Government takes a percentage of fuel for its duty. I would like to know, not in dollar value, has the Government reduced its fee or taxes on fuel from the inception of February –March, when we had the freeze …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Done.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Which one are we doing first? Sorry.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker, just a basic question. We know that this has been going on for some time now. This is clearly stated in the Statement here. What I was curious about . . . the question was, When we did the amalgamation of the BHC [Bermuda Housing Corporation] and the BLDC [Bermuda Land Development Company] and then …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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The CEOs of these pos itions.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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So on page 3, when the Minister says “The initial staffing of the new entity will see minimal duplication of roles, but note that reductions will occur over time . . . .” And then continues on about the benefits of this here. Can the Minister tell us an idea at the end of the fiscal year, what kind of …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, we concur that this is a good move.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for his candi dness thus far. On page 1, the Honourable Minister speaks of understanding, knowing that both sides of the aisle can attest to some of the challenges there. We certainly can. But what I can say is that while we were Government there was an inquiry …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Let me restate the question then, Mr. Speaker, if it pleases . . . Considering with the review that is going on, having a consultant that is there hired to take a look at things, are they also considering selling off of some of 1598 15 July 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly that property or leasing some …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, supplementary. With the possibili ty of privatisation, with it will all of the scope of work that takes place at the quarry still be maintained with the potential selling of the operations? For instance, asphalt. Will asphalt still fall under this or will that be sectioned off to go som ewhere else? Does it encompass the whole operation or …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And good afternoon to colleagues and Bermuda. If we take a look at where our seniors currently are, it is pretty tough. And I would concur with just about every comment that has been made that the increase that is being given is vitally needed. Now, certainly we can debate whether or not it is enough. …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker. Unfort unately, the Honourable Member may be misleading the House unintentionally. I never said that this was electioneering. I said whether I believe it or not in a general statement to any of us whether we believe that to be the case or not. No one ever said that this was electioneering. Hon. Zane J. S. De …
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
15 Jul 2022 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is misleading the House. I stated several times over and over and over that I supported this increas e. And I also stated to clarify that with different Governments, it is a priority as to where you put emphasis. Each Government decides to put its emphasis within certain places. We gave an increase. So, to continue on …