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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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3 words
Point of order.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
101 words
He is . . . Madam Deputy Speaker, the Honourable Premier is misleading the House, and he is putting words in my mouth and the One Bermuda Alliance’s mouth that we did not say. I can assure you, Madam Deputy Speaker, feedback from the public . . . I am relaying messages that we have heard. They should not be …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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6 words
Point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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27 words
The Premier is sadly misinforming and misleading this House. There are many people out there who need more money than that num-ber that he quoted. Thank you.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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76 words
The Premier misled the House when he said that I said that people are telling me this won’t make a differenc e. He misstated what I said. I am sure . . . I know he is very excited. But he perhaps forgot what we said was that while this is appreciated there are people who say more can be …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Here for a reason, not for a season, Madam Deputy Speaker. [ Laughter]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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550 words
You know, I did say to my wife this morning. I said, Well, it could be an early day. And that is when, you know, you have made a big mistake. So, here we are. First of all, I would like to say thank you to everybody in this Chamber. I know I am one of many new MPs. And …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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403 words
We hear about the seniors. But you know what we are not hearing about? What are the plans for the future of this country? Because what I heard a lot on the doorstep was, I am worried about my grandchildren. I am worried about my children. Or, I am a young or mid- early professional. I am not sure I …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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—out is frankly — Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order. Point of order.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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—disappointing! POINT OF ORDER [Misleading] Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order. We are not going to do this, Madam Deputy Speaker. Point of order. The Honourable Member is misleading the House. That was not said. It is a plain and simple reality that you cannot give an accurate answer to parliament unless you get the information from the companies …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Well, Madam Deputy Speaker, in my opinion if the kind of answers that this Govern-ment provided to this House on the corporate income tax were provided to me, by one of my staff members, or I provided those to my employer, I would probably not be looked upon too well. So, let me move on. We know that we have …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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And proposed to— Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Point of order — The Deputy Speaker: Your point of order? POINT OF ORDER [Misleading] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: —Madam Deputy Speaker. You see, the Honourable Member is not only misleading the House, but I have to believe now he is intentionally misleading this House. Right? Just for his …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think the public is well aware of the Government’s remarks with respect to the Chamber’s — Hon. E. David Burt: Point of order.
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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Point of order. Hon. E. David Burt: —the Department of Statistics is getting things . . . Hold on. I am not finished yet, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am not finished. Then the Honourable Member — [Inaudible interjections] Hon. E. David Burt: —just so we are clear, then the Honourable Member —
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Premier is misleading the House. I have never criticised the Department of Statistics. And in fact, I have taken great care in my re-marks because I am well aware of the staff up there, how hard they work. And the Premier has said I criti-cised the Department of Statistics. I have criticise d this Government’s resourcing of that …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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129 words
Of course, Madam Deputy Speaker , I would like to continue. So, we have covered the CIT situation. We covered absentee voting. My notes are quite messy here. Let’s talk about National Heroes, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is not really my brief. And I do want to tread carefully because I know a committee of very well-meaning people got together, …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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42 words
Oh, that is the law. It is as if . . . You know what, Madam Deputy Speaker ? Imagine if you had a group of people who could pass a law. They could change the law — [Crosstalk and laughter ]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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They could bring an amendment — [General uproar]
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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They could say . . . Imagine if you had a Government that was self -reflective and could say, We did not quite get the outcome we were hoping for, and where we ended up does not make sense, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is as if they are powerless. It is as if they are powerless to bring an amend-ment. …
18 Jul 2025 House of Assembly
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—I would suggest that we revisit the topic. And I know many out there in the community probably share that as well. Now, I have got two final maybe three final remarks. As you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, the Members on the other side are always desperate to know what I have to say. [General uproar]