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David A. Burch

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18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
56 words
And if they see me pulled over to the side of the road on the way to Hamilton, it is because I have stopped to send an email to potholes@gov.bm so that they can go out and fill them in. Anybody could send an email to potholes@gov.bm and they will come out and fill them in.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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27 words
Mr. Speaker, I do not think it was $60,000 that was given for paving. I do not know. (Give me two seconds; I will tell you.) [Pause]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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8 words
It depends. You can find figures everywhere. [Laughter]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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19 words
You can! This is on page C -6 under Capital Development, Roadworks, half a million dollars . [Cross talk]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Okay. [Laughter]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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8 words
Roads, asphalt and signs. That is it? $100,000.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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143 words
Let me say that I will put in the request to the Ministry of Finance and see if we can have some success there. Because I am sure that the Minister of Finance gets as many of the complaints about roadworks as I do, which suggests to me that people are aware that the roadworks are going on and that …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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4 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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251 words
I would like to be associated with the congratulations to McKenzie- Kohl Tuckett. I watched the presentation in the House of 40 18 November 2022 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly Assembly, and I could not have been prouder. I mean, she really just was outstanding. The London Office tweeted that she represented our Island well with her eloquent …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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And they are undertaking to look after the railway trails in conjunction with the Department of Parks. This is an impressive demonstration of international businesses’ commi tment to this country by their resources, not just by their funding. [At] the reception certificates were presented to these companies, and they all are enthus iastic about looking after the railway trail. And …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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I know I was missed this morning. [Laughter]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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53 words
Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk about a subject that has bothered me for the last several weeks, and that is the events that took place leading up to the elec tion of a PLP Leader and Deputy Leader. And I would like to start by thanking the “combined Opposition” — [Laughter]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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397 words
—for their support in ensuring the re- election of the Honourable David Burt as party leader and the Honoura ble Walter Roban as deputy leader. Mr. Speaker, by “combined Opposition” I mean and I refer to the OBA, of course, who cannot help themselves in situations like this, the daily rag and all those anonymous bloggers and letter -writers who …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Yes, I do. And then all— [Inaudible interjection]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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114 words
I’m not using that. I am going to make a point. Khalid Wasi was on a whole campaign. And the collection of people that write ed itorials for the daily were on their own campaign too. I do not know how t hat bye who is the editor could rea lly sit in that chair and think that anybody thinks …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, the head lines were just outrageous. And what is most astounding about them is that the writer of the articles is the most recent arrival from the United Kingdom that they can hire. They can only find gutter reporters to bring here and write garbage in the media. Mr. Speaker, look, I do not really want to get …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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237 words
Mr. Speaker, nobody in this country is that stupid. Nobody! You are going to pledge . . . I . . . I . . . I am at a loss that anybody would even read that and think it is so. And even if they did suggest it, the person who suggested it, the very next thing t hat …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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And this Premier, probably more so than any of the others, has been just unrelenti ng— [Laughter and inaudible interjections ]
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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368 words
I know. I am trying to be polite. —unrelenting in his interrogation of his Mini sters about where we are at in terms of the platform that we promised. I call it a “book of promises” on the doorstep in my district. And then when people say we aren't doing what was supposed to be done , I say to …
18 Nov 2022 House of Assembly
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130 words
—that I had to resign. And I resigned. And I went quietly into the night. I did not go anti -PLP. I had a dispute, and my assessment of that dispute was that I had to remove myself from that circumstance, and I did so. But I still voted PLP. I still supported the PLP. And I still believe . …