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The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

The Hon. Dennis Lister, JP,MP

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27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARIES
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Question?
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay. Second supplementary?
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I appreciate your question. However, it is outside of the S tatement because the Statement was directed to the Housing Trust. So, he would not be able to respond outside of that. Okay? Thank you. Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Member. The next Statement that a Member wishes to [ask] questions on is the Statement by the Minister of Health. …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay. Minister . Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Speaker, I believe it was on Tuesday of this week when we were advised about that, and I immediately, as I said in the Statement, wrote to the Health Council to ask for the 60- day stay. If not Monday night, it was Tuesday. It was this week.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Supplementary or new question? Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes, I am going to have to do a supplemental now.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Supplemental . SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes, considering that, is that the normal behaviour for insurance companies when making major changes that affect I sland -wide to announce something basically a day before they are actually going to implement something? I mean, it's rather odd. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Speaker, I don't want to speak specifically to the …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Supplementary or second— Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: No, second question.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay. QUESTION 2: ENSURING FAIR COMPETITION AND PREVENTING MARKET CONCENTRATION IN BERMUDA Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: On page four [of the Statement] , the Minister says , “the Health Council has previously warned of the structural implications of vertical and horizontal integration in Bermuda’s health system.” Can the Minister recall exactly how long ago the Government actually made such type …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Basically, the statement is that . . . the Statement referred that there was a warning given previously. Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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And you are asking, When was it given? Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Minister . Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Yes, Mr. Speaker . I do not remember the exact date, but there were discussions that took place maybe over a year ago when there were announcements as it related to preferred networks as it relates to the medical facilities. I think that was around 2020. I stand to be corrected. But if I …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Supplementary or third question? SUPPLEMENTARY Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: No. Supplemental, Mr. Speaker. I am not sure if the Minister is assuming that we feel like they would be breaking the law and doing something. We weren't intimating that at all . And that was not my question at all. She is making another statement. We all know …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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I was trying to find a question there. The questions is — Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes, but I said that first. I said, is she aware that the Premier made this statement in 2024 in the Throne Speech? [ Crosstalk]
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Is she aware of the statement that was made by the Premier to address this matter? Is that what you're asking? Hon. L. Craig Cannonier: Yes.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay. Hon. Kim N. Wilson: Mr. Speaker, if the Honourable Member has the Throne Speech comments in his possession from 2024, then I can only presume that he's quoting the statement of the P remier and that those were comments that were said. I cannot remember what happened. I cannot remember what happened last week. [ Laughter] 1 See the …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Okay. All right. Okay. No further questions? Okay. Members, the next Statement that has questions this morning wa s the S tatement by the Minister of Economy and Labour on the Y outh Employment Strategy. And MP King would like to put questions to you. QUESTION 1: YOUTH EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY UPDATE
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Yes. I was trying to see how that was broken down. Your question . . . the way you stated your question sort of left two areas of conversation. Did you want him to clarify the age, or do you just want him to respond to the amalgamation that you suggested? My word, amalgamation.
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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So, I think the question is, based on your Strategy, does the S trategy look to combine the youth employment under any other of youth services? Hon. Jason Hayward: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is a goal in the Strategy that talks about vulnerable youth, and the youth that we deal with are those individuals over the age of 16 …
27 Feb 2026 House of Assembly
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Thank you. Supplementary? SUPPLEMENTARIES