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Lauren Bell

Lauren Bell

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19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have heard from the Attorney General that the Misuse of Drugs Act 1972 is 49 years —
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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It is 49 years old. And in those 49 years our knowledge of the cannabis plant has i ncreased tremendously, Mr. Speaker. We know that it has medical and other health benefits. During that same 49- year period, Mr. Speaker, we have also seen a softening of the public att itude to one of acceptance more so than not when …
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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That “‘It’s such a complex i ssue—in one piece of legislation that’s trying to do so many things at once, we are not confident that it will do what it sets out to do.’” And I continue reading, Mr. Speaker: “‘ concerns over the probability of success of implementing such a large regulatory framework ’ under the legisl ation, and …
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I would just like birthday wishes to go out to —
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, that is right.
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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I will not need three minutes, Mr. Speaker. I just wish birthday wishes to go out to Mr. John Paris who went 85 on Monday and Fanny Moniz who went 88 yesterday, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much.
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. S peaker.
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjections ]
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, there is no question that over the years unions have done much good in improving the rights of w orkers in this country. And this Bill before us brings together the content of several existing Bills that it looks to replace. That is not a simple cut -and-paste, Mr. Speaker. That is a major undertaking that the Minister …
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker [sic]?
11 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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It is MP Campbell. Mr. Speaker . . . I mean Mr. Chairman, sorry, I would like to ask the Minister whether or not the effect of that change amounts to only union members that are part of that collective unit can vote in a decertific ation process.
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker.
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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That is right, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like birthday congratul ations to be sent to the following constituents of mine: Ms. Susan Wellingt on, who celebrated a birthday last week Friday, the same day that I celebrated mine; Mary Draycott , who celebrated her 80 th birthday on November 29; and Mrs. Lorraine Adderley , who cel ebrated …
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Member from —
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Yes, that is correct.
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, at the last sitting of the House the Bill entitled the Health Professionals (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2020 was passed. And Mr. Speaker, you will recall, that the Bill sought to provide a framework to regulate health care professionals and to standardise and streamline the regul atory functions of five existing regulatory authorities by designating the Bermuda Health Council …
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Bermuda Health Council Act was introduced to the House of Assembly in 2004 to establish the Bermuda Health Council with specific responsibility to regulate, importantly, and to enhance the delivery of health services. The purpose of the Council, according to section 4 of that Act, is to regulate, coordinate and e nhance the …
4 Dec 2020 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the previous speak ers spoke about the cost of health care in Bermuda, and this is well - documented. In fact, the 2019 National Health A ccounts Report indicates that if you used the 2006 [year] base, Bermuda is ranked third amongst OECD countries as far as the make- up of the cost of …