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Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

Dr. Douglas De Couto, JP, MP

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26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. I appreciate that. As I was saying, Madam President . . . let me start from the top, Madam President. The President: Thank you.
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
961 words
Earlier today I talked about how the OBA supports targeted, impactful Bills that achieve specific outcomes that are important and necessary. I will come back to that theme a little bit later, but just to give you a heads -up, this is not a Bill that we see in that category. But I want to stipulate, Madam President, that the …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Like I said, Madam President, they feel that — The President: Minister, is that a point of order? Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: He is misleading the Senate.
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam President — The President: I will take a point of order. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: A point of order, yes. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading] Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: The Senator is misleading the [Senate]. What he will not say is that in another place the One Bermuda Alliance voted to support this Bill, Madam President. Thank you. …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
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Thank you. You know, Madam President, that is not something that I commented on. So, Madam President. [Inaudible interjections]
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam President, I will address my comments to you, and I am sure that all Senators, of course, are mindful of decorum. The President: Thank you. Thank you.
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
143 words
Madam President, like I said, we have had numerous consultations. And the message that we have received in the medical community is that the Government has not listened to them, that things that showed up in this Bill were not adequately conveyed to them. The key — Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, point of order. The President: What …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
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Madam President, as I said, numerous medical professionals have directly said to us . . . numerous medical professionals have directly said to us that they were not adequately con-sulted on this Bill. They were surprised by the contents of this Bill. And these numerous issues with this Bill that I am relaying to you, Madam President, here have been …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
131 words
This is what we have heard directly. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Point of order, Madam President. POINT OF ORDER [Unparliamentary language] Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: The Senator is using language that is non- parliamentary in here, Madam President. I [ask that] he retract that comment about people in the Senate lying. That is very out of order and …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
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—they are mistaken,
26 Jun 2024 Senate
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Yes, Madam President. So let me repeat my point, Madam President, because it keeps being interrupted. We have been directly informed by numerous medical professionals that they do not feel they were appropriately consulted on this Bill. They are not happy with many of the provisions of this Bill —not just the imprisonment provision but numerous provisions. They have major …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
205 words
Point of order, Madam President. This is not relevant to the Bill that we are discussing. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: But I am just saying earlier, Madam President. The President: Minister Darrell, carry on. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: We spoke about another Bill earlier. And I particularly remember a Senator from the other side making a clear point …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Madam President, a point of order. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: —playing politics.
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
315 words
I addressed this in my comments here with respect to the immense consulta-tion that we have had since that time, which has allowed us to gather information to adjust our views based on feedback from the medical community — Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Point of order, Madam President. The President: Senator De Couto, the Minister is speaking and that …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
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Madam President, point of order. It is imputing [improper] motive and I request him strongly to retract on the behalf of myself and my colleague. Thank you, Madam President. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, I will continue on with collaboration. In one breath the One Bermuda Alliance will try to take credit —
26 Jun 2024 Senate
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Madam President, I cannot let this stand. The Minister has implied that we come here with improper motives and are voting on Bermuda Senate personal interests, and I will not abide, and I will strongly request him to retract that statement, Madam President. The President: Minister Darrell. Sen. the Hon. Owen Darrell: Madam President, in the Senator’s speech he talked …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam Chairman. For the record we want to state that the One Bermuda Alliance supports this amendment, to this amendment (to be clear) that removes the threat of imprisonment of medical professionals for failing to provide undefined information to the Health Council. It is important for the record to show, Madam [Chairman], that in the other place the …
26 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Thank you, Madam President. As always, a mixed selection, unfortunately. But first I would like to congratulate Bermuda’s cyclist, Kaden Hopkins who continues to dominate our local cycling scene. He has just won his fifth national time trial title in six years. And he has won his second victory in a row in the road championships recently. Looking into that …
12 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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Yes. Thank you, Madam President. The President: Supplemental. SUPPLEMENTARY
12 Jun 2024 Senate
Official Hansard Report - Senate
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With respect to (I believe it was) Question 3’s answer, the Senator indicated that the Government was exploring options to progress this given the pretty tough situation based on her prior explanations. Would the Senator be able to provide an overview of the sorts of options the Government is considering to take gaming and the Commission forward? Thank you, Madam …