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David A. Burch

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10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I am Mr. Speaker. I left my microphone on as well.
10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about ministerial discretion and ministerial dec ision- making. There are two definitions I really want to use out of the dictionary, Mr. Speaker. One is “the opinion of the M inister is reasonable.” “The Minister’s discretionary power cannot be delegated to another person. Any decision regarding the exercise of the discretionary power must be …
10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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And in this case, it is six–nothing because we voted twice. [Laughter]
10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I know that people in this country for going on for 25 years now have called me the same names that my parents would not call me. And, Mr. Speaker, it rolls off my back. But I would have thought that they would have been bright enough to figure out that what you think and say about me …
10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Name them? Okay. The Bermuda National Trust, Mr. Speaker, who are one of my favourite people because they are first in line to set out in specific language what I should be doing and the risks for not following their instructions and what have you. I think they think that the PS and I do not chat. But we actually …
10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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And I will give you a practical example of this. We have been trying to knock down buildings. And so, we had a list. And I have learned a few things about that business that, you know, they call it mobilising when you bring the bulldozers and you start to take things away. So, we had two buildings, one at …
10 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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—I should not do this . And I said, it is not worth the hassle. It is not the right thing to do. I rise every day, Mr. Speaker. And before I leave my house . . . both of my parents are in heaven. And they used to lecture a lot. So that is why I get irr itated …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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I would like to speak about the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, Mr. Speaker.
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Last night several members of our caucus were invited to the Fairmont South-ampton so that we could have a presentation on what they have planned for there. Now you will know, Mr. Speaker, that many of us have waited with great anticipation to see some movement on that project. We have followed meetings that they have had already with the …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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You are going tomorrow? Good. Hopefully you will be as excited I am and we were, in that room last night, Mr. Speaker. I have been in favour of this project since the very beginning, since the hotel closed, that we should negotiate whatever is required in order to get that hotel open. That is my view. Many countries have …
8 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Signature school. I knew it began with an “s.” The next si gnature school is going to be hospitality. Therefore, there will be opportunities for those people to be employed in the industry, and Fairmont has indicated that they will be first in line looking to em-ploy them, to support them, to train them, to develop them, and to promote …
3 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
3 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to say simply our hom eless people deserve shelter , and this Government , with the able assistance of the Salvation Army , is doing its part in providing quality transitional housing and support programmes for the most vulnerable in our society. Mr. Speaker, as M embers may recall, in D …
3 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am introducing the following Bill for its first reading so that it may be placed on the Order Paper for the next day of meeti ng: the Municipalities Amendment Act 2023.
1 Mar 2023 House of Assembly
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Yes, please. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Residents are reminded ho wever that the best way to limit rodent numbers is t o deny rodents access to food sources such as garbage by using metal trash containers with lids and not putting trash out on non- pickup days. To reiterate this important message, the department will continue with communications outreach in …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, thank you. I would like to be associated with the condolences for Mr. Arthur Hodgson, who also taught me at Sandys along with his wife. And I concur with the comments of the Opposition Leader about the number of Black male teachers who we had at Sandys at that time. The only one he left out was L. …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to be associated with the condolences [to the family] of Ms. Elsie Rance. I, of course, served for a number of years in the Regiment with her son, Allan. And I wish that family sincere condolences. And finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to be associated with the condolences [to t he family] of …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Chai rman. Mr. Chairman, I move that the following Heads: Head 36—the Ministry of Public Works Headquarters; Head 53—the Bermuda Housing Corpor ation; Head 68—the Department of Parks; Head 81 — the Department of Public Lands and Buildings; and 82—the Department of Works and Engineering, be now taken under consideration. MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the Ministry of Public Works is responsible for maintai ning Bermuda’s critical assets and infrastructure in addition to delivering the many services this Island depends on. A few of the assets and infrastructure areas that the Ministry is responsible for maintaining include the following: • over 2,000 acres of land and over 750 buildings maintained by Public Lands …
27 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Mr. Chairman, the overarching objective of the Ministry Headquarters (Finance and Administration), is to provide centralised support to the departments within the Mi nistry, which include the Department of Public Lands and Buil dings, the Department of Works and Engineering, and the Department of Parks and, by extension, the var ious quangos in the Ministry to ensure delivery of their …