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E. Grant Gibbons

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1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Sorry, Mr. Speaker , maybe it is better “where appropriate recommend sancti ons.” How about that one?
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. So strike the word “required” after [the word] “where” and just say “where appropriate recommend sanctions.” How about that one?
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker .
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker , I move the following motion, notice of which was given on 17 N ovember 2017. The motion is: “That this Hono urable House take note of the Economic, Environment al and Social Impact of the 35 th America’s Cup on Bermuda and the foundation for further growth.”
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker , with your permission, there are two documents that I am going to probably refer to on a number of occ a-sions throughout my comments. And what I would like to do is simply put them on the Table here, if I may.
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you , Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , let me begin by saying that t his is a slightly different debate than, certainly, the one we just had. And I recognise and appreciate that. But I think it is also fair to say that there is an anniversary here which is a slightly happier one, and that is, exac …
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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And I think we all recall in this House, Mr. Deputy Speaker , that Bermuda was struggling at the time to emerge from a prolonged r ecession that occurred in 2009, or, I should say, it probably began in 2009. And when the former Government left in December 2012, the then new Go v-ernment was left wit h what would …
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Four minutes left. Okay. Well, let me . . . I am going to pass on the Dockyard because I think that . . . but that was not in the report. PwC made a conscious decision there. I think I will end on this, Mr. Deputy Speaker. And that is [this] question , What does Government need to do …
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, the Honourable Member is imputing improper motives there—
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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A point of order, yes.
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am sure you recognise me by now, but . . . [Laughter] POINT OF ORDER [Imputing improper motives]
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is clearly [imputing] improper motives there in calling it friends and family. I think it is just a sad pathetic given the amount of hundreds and hundreds hours that Alan Burland personally put in before the announcement of the America’s Cup. [Inaudible interjections] Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: What the Honourable Member is not telling you, …
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes, a point of order. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Oh, yes. The Deputy Speake r: What is your point of order, Member? POINT OF ORDER
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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I think it would be fair to say that at the time it was very clear that given the experience and the amount of lead- up that Burland’s had put into it, and the speed at whi ch we had to hit the ground, that that was the only firm that was capable at that time of actually doing the …
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. [De puty] Speaker.
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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The point of order is the Honourable Member has forgotten to mention that section 5 is the environmental and social impact r eport. Not the economic part.
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. The Honourable Member is misleading the House. I said nothing about 8 per cent. I think it was actually closer to 22. But that is up to the BTA. Hon. Zane J. S. De Silva: Actually, he has got it wrong; it was 14. I was just trying him out. So, it was 14 per cent. It is in …
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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Yes. Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.
1 Dec 2017 House of Assembly
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The PwC report was done after our Government.