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The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

The Hon E. David Burt, JP, MP

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26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Mr. Speaker, tourism is a global industry, and we must compete globally. That means that we must invest in our product, invest in our mar720 26 February 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly keting, invest in our people and understand the basis of tourism. Tourism is about experiences, tourism is about escape and tourism is about letting go. …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Mr. Speaker, the next PLP Go vernment will ensure that the education of our future leaders is a priority. Unlike the current Government, we will not pay lip service to the public while reducing investments in public education. We will make public education a priority and ensure it is the first choice for Bermudian taxpayers. We will phase out middle …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Mr. Speaker, to grow our economy over the next decade, the next PLP Government will create a technology incubator at Southside. This will allow start -ups in the technology field that require little more than a computer and an Internet connection to enjoy introductory tax incentives while developing their new products and services and creating jobs in Bermuda. Become a …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Complementing the technology incubator, the next PLP Government will make changes required in law to make Bermuda a leader in FinTech. FinTech denotes an industry comprising companies that use advanced technologies to make financial services more efficient. These companies can range from those that provide mobile banking service s, peer -to-peer lending, micro- financing in the developed world, and insurance. …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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The next PLP Government will take the lead in investing in the Green Economy by outfitting government buildings with renewable - energy -generation technologies. We will convert the government fleet of light vehicles to hybrid and electric vehicles. Additionally, we will make recycling mandatory, which will lower the cost of shipping to Bermuda, as we could export our recycled waste, …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, as we move to diversify our economy over the next decade, we must also increase efficiency and productivity in the civil service. The next PLP Government will make increased use of Crown Corporations. The structure is simple; instead of privatising government assets to the private sector, assets and employees are transferred to an organis ation that is wholly …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Mr. Speak er, the cost of health care is a major expense for the Government and the private sector, which reduces our competitiveness globally. As a country, we must work to reduce those costs, which will lead to savings that will promote ec onomic growth. The next P LP Government will promote healthy living and, where necessary, tax habits that …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Mr. Speaker, the next PLP Go vernment will incentivise the construction of studio and one-bedroom apartments that will be affordable enough for young Bermudians to purchase. This will enable the students whom we so desperately want to return home to become property owners at a young age when they build equity in their own homes. [Inaudible interjections] [Gavel] Investing in …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, Government cannot be the only entity to invest in our country’s future. As a people, we must save and invest to create more wealth. The next PLP Government will foster a culture of saving and develop a mindset in which every Ber-mudian strives to spend the dividends of our wealt h, and not our wages. To promote saving …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, in the opening of his budget speech last week, the Minister proved how out of touch he and his Government are with the realities facing Bermudians, by comparing our current ec onomic sit uation to our local power grid after a hurr icane. There are Bermudians in this country who have been out of work for years, Bermudians …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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We have started already, and I will put the Members on notice, I will [raise a] point of order on them for every [incorrect fact]. The highest unemployment rate recorded in the history of this country was recorded under the One Bermuda Alliance.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would hate to ever at any point in time split hairs, but the Minister knows very clearly that only Cabinet Ministers are Members of Government.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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I understand the Minister may have trouble, but we referenced the “Blue Economy” inside of our reply as we have in all of our replies.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Point of order.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, this Honourable Member cannot actually be serious. His own Mini ster’s Budget St atement says that the debt increased under him, so why is he saying that —
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
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Point of order.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report
5 words
Once again the Honourable Member—