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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank the last speaker for his alliterations. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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That is an hour of my life I am not going to get back. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, this morning was the Prayer Breakfast. And it was a lovely opportunity to sit with Members on both sides of the aisle and be reminded of our duties here as parliamentarians and what we really are supposed to be doing up here. And I do wonder sometimes if whoever schedules that breakfast intentionally schedules it on the day …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I am assured by MP Derrick Burgess that is not the case, but thank you. Thank you. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Anyway, the theme this morning was Unity in the Community. To stick with the alliteration that we just had from the last speaker, Unity in the Community. And I have to say, it did soften my heart, Mr. Speaker, because ultimately, I am someone, foolish though I may be, who believes in the idea of bipartisanship. Foolish though I may …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Now, I hear MP De Silva, chirping in and doubting me. But he will have his time to speak later, should he wish. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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No doubt we will all look forward to whatever it is he may have to say. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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And now he is calling me consistent. Well, I take no shame in being consistent in my bipartisanship. Foolish though I may be. [Laughter]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Foolish though I may be. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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So Unity in the Community, Mr. Speaker, and boring though it may be, each and every time I have stood up to [debate] a PLP Throne Speech, I have tried to make observations as to any elements in the Throne Speech that are positive in nature because I do believe in bipartisanship wher e it can be achieved. And more …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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And then I have MP De Silva chirping in again, but there we are. You will have your time, don’t worry. Then I will offer our constructive observations, or at least my constructive observations. Constructive criticism it may well prove to be because frankly this was a rather thin Throne Speech.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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But before I do either of those things, I am going to go to my wheelhouse, which is Shadow of Legal Affairs, and touch on the Legal Affairs matters that were highlighted in the Throne Speech. The largest of those (or at least the one that came first) was the idea of introducing older jurors to our criminal justice system. …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I do support the idea of an increase in those who would sit on our juries. And I hope that that will take some strain off the jury process. As to the other Legal Affairs’ points, in this rather thin Throne Speech, there is a rather cryptic state-ment at page 12 where we are told, and with your leave, Mr. …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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—I quote, that “ Accordingly, Government House and the Government of Bermuda will work together to develop a revised legal framework for accountability in senior constitutional positions. ” I will repeat that. “ . . . develop a revised legal framework for accountability in senior constitutional positions. ” Now, that is a rather cryptic statement and so again, as the …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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It is a quote. “ For the last year, the Government has been working on changes to the Landlord & Tenant Act to ensure fairness for landlords and tenants. ” Okay. What does that mean? If you have two sides who are at issue and you are promising fairness to both, are you actually changing anything? And so I do …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Quote. There is “ a worrying consolidation in key industries has occurred in Bermuda. ” “[A] worrying consolidation in key industries has occurred in Bermuda.” That is often a consequential fac-tor in a troubled economy. Because people look around, people fail, businesses fail, and you see consolidation. Now this Government in this Throne Speech makes that point in relation to …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I think I shocked a nerve there.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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If businesses —
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I am grateful for that guidance. The point I was making is that consolidation will lead naturally to job losses. That is a future- looking statement. It was a future- looking statement, and it has nothing to do with the statistics, accurate or otherwise, that the Premier may have just refer red to. So, it is forward- looking. Turning now, …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I fully accept that the PATI Bill was passed by the Progressive Labour Party. I think that is common knowledge and I do not think I suggested otherwise. What I was saying was that the amendment Bill— [Inaudible interjections]