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Robert King

Robert King

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29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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And so are we. We are doing our jobs the best that we can. The problem I have is that when we have a question about how we get from $47 million to $100 million and it said that it is going to be this one thing and now it is going to be another, we are just supposed to …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, he is misleading the House by suggesting that we are a combined Opposi-tion because then—
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Okay, well, let’s . . . Now . . . You know what? Yes, let’s do that. So, when we go back to the people’s campaign for truth, justice, and jobs, what would you call that with the union and the PLP marching on top of the hill for those various things? What would you call that? They . . …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Today — [Inaudible interjections ]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Today — [Inaudible interjections ]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Yes. Combined Opposition— [Inaudible interjection]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Combined Opposition against the One Bermuda Alliance, which was . . . Yes. However, Bermuda House of Assembly interesting enough that today . . . I do not know if you knew or not, but there were parents and some teachers outside with the protest giving an interview with the Minister over here. So, when we are hearing in the …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Now we go to the matter of the unfair treatment of certain Members of this Honourable House who the banks are giving a hard time to.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I will, I will—
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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What I am suggesting, Mr. Speaker , is that it is not normal for these sorts of things to happen, and given that the current Administration has been in existence since 1963, it would suggest that the banks’ approach to financial governance and pru-dence— making sure that things are done prop erly—is the normal course of business. The law applies …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Well, under the Governor, sir. [Crosstalk]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Well, hey, it is going to happen. We are going to make mistakes. It is going to happen. But the point is . . . Sorry, Mr. Speaker.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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So, the point is that the banks do not ordinarily go after certain persons unless there is cause. They are duty -bound to follow certain 216 29 November 2024 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly procedures. There are things in the banking Act and things that should be changed. Absolutely. And the Honourable Member talked about access to banking, …
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Okay.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, when we are talking about misleading, I apologise if that is what I have been doing. [Inaudible interjection]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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And I am also reminded [that] back in 2003, a certain person made a comment during, you know, the election cycle that we had to mislead you be-cause the whole purpose was to give the illusion that we were a unified body so that we could win the election.
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Not at all. I was not the leader at the time, but the point is — [Inaudible interjections ]
29 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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What I am saying, Mr. Speaker, is many things are said short on performance. Many proposals have been made, but without a plan that is based on best practice and evidence, we are left to believe, and think, and feel that this is the right way. That is not the way you run a country. That is not the way …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Good evening, Mr. Speaker —