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N. H. Cole Simons

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15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Can the Premier gi ve us an estimated size of the proposed asset base for this fund?
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Supplementary.
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Will the benefactors of those funds have a place on the Investment Policy Commi ttee or the Beneficiary Committee of the fund?
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I would like to make clear, as my colleague has already indicated that this piece of le gislation is something that we will support. It was star ted during our watch, and it has been brought to fruition during the current PLP Government.
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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So we will not be objecting to it. Having said that, I just have a couple of comments I would like to speak to. And as we were talking quite a bit about quarries, I would invite the Minister to actually do an overview of the whole quarrying pr ocess in that, as the Minister from [ constituency ] 24 …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Yes. He has a grandchi ld that inherits the old home from his grandfather. It is a home that was built 200 years ago. And you have to rewire it, you have to re- plumb it, you have to . . . you do not have to change the footprint —let us make that clear. And you do not extend …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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The other issue that I would like to raise is the issue of listed buildings. Now, some people reckon the listed building days are gone. Ot hers like to hold on to history and hold on to Bermuda’s architectural history. I fall into the latter part. I like t o hold on to our architectural history, but other people believe …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Section 61D, [subsection] (10) “The Tribunal shall keep an adequate record of their proceedings, and shall include in such record a statement of the grounds on which the appeal is made and a statement of the reasons for their appeal [sic] .” [Inaudible interjection]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Sorry, “their decision.” My question is this: Will the appeals tribunal have a dedicated secretary for their meetings? And will that dedicated secretary be responsible for man-aging the files and all the documents that pertain to the deliberations of the tribunal? I am raising this issue because I was on a government board and there were no minutes, there were …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker . Mr. Speaker , I would venture to say that if ever there was a piece of legislation that had so many Ministers involved, this is truly it. Mr. Speaker —
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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I know without a doubt that any Environment Minister that has been appointed since 2008 has had a say or hand in crafting this legislation. I can also venture to say that all the Ministers wanted to bring this to fruition. [Inaudible interjection]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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So, Mr. Speaker , I would like to commend the Minister for finally bringing this to the House. I tried my best — [Inaudible interjection]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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We did a lot of work on it, and at least it is here.
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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Very long overdue. So I say to all previous Ministers since 2008, thank you for your contribution. Finally, your work has come to fruition. Mr. Speaker , dogs are very much a part of our lives here in Bermuda. They provide companionship, they provide security, sport, competition, and an opportunity for our young people to be responsible and learn how …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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It is undeniable— [Laughter]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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—that if you compare it to 10, 15 years ago, there is a lesser rate of dog attacks in this country and there is a lesser rate of dog collections. The euthanasia has been spoken about by the Minister, and I am delighted that he has come up with some soluti on in regard to [the] possible elimination of euthanasia. …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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—come back, come back! [Laughter]
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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And Mr. Speaker , the dog did not pay her any mind. Mr. Speaker , the dog did not pay her any mind. And so what I had to do was use my 40- , 50year intelligence, animal skills. I just whipped my horse around and stood still and faced that Rottweiler and the dog screeched to a halt — …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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—and I started to chase him and he went back. But, again, I am saying that because it was not the lady’s fault, quite frankly. I mean, the dog just got loose. He just escaped his property and came out bolting after me. It can happen to anybody . . . it can happen to anybody. And so it is …
15 Jun 2018 House of Assembly
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I know. And so I have been told that given that the . . . this is basically a dog’s natural instinct. When it comes to birds they may not be penalised. And so I think that is reasonable. We will see how that goes forward. Attacking dogs and euthanising dogs . . . well, I agree, and if a …