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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
392 words
—the amendment Bill . . . I hear some chirping from the left. You will have your time to speak should you wish. The amendment Bill. And we do not know what it says yet so we look forward to seeing it. We look forward to seeing it. But if it is intended to stifle access to information, we will …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
317 words
Because Mr. Speaker, there will be an election. We hope it is sooner. Doubtless the Premier will push it later. But when there is, the youth of Bermuda will be called upon to take a decision between two competing visions. And our vision is this: As the Opposition Leader has already prefaced and stated in his Reply to the Throne …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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543 words
And I couldn’t think . . . I just . . . Mr. Speaker, to me, that is the attitude that is sadly too evident on this Island. Everyone needs to bail. Everyone needs to recognise the water is coming into the boat. Everyone needs to realise this is the only boat we have. We cannot just say, It’s okay; …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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And I hear from MP Tyrrell that that is just doom and gloom on my part. Well, I tell you the people are suffering. And we are canvassing. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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128 words
To tell them that all is fine is not just foolishness, it demeans all of us in the political crass because all is not fine in Bermuda. All is not well for Bermudians. And again, we at least need to acknowledge that there is a problem if we hope to find a common solution. And not just find a common …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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104 words
We have . . . and I am now being told by MP Jache Adams that they did not say that. So now when he addresses this Honourable House, he can clarify what is meant. Because it does look rather like a promise to eradicate our debt in 10 years using CIT income. If it is not that, MP Jache …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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Again . . . now I am hearing something from [MP] Anthony Richardson, so no doubt he will clarify. This being the man who could not add up the debt the OBA incurred on a single page of our Budget Book. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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27 words
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker, if people are going to take a swing at me, I swing back. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. This is too important. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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This is too important not to speak the truth. All right?
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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I believe my line and length has been okay, Mr. Speaker. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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207 words
I believe it has been just okay. Anyway, what I am pleased about . . . again, trying to be bipartisan. This is the point I do like. I do like the idea that if there is any surplus after the collection of corporate income tax, that it should be refenced for debt repayment. I like that idea. It was …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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We need to help them retain their jobs and so let’s look at a policy of job—
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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7 words
—creation by growing the economy. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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70 words
Anyway, the increase in severance pay and the decision or the proposal not to have tax on severance pay is something with which we can respectfully agree and so we think that that is a good idea, that you should not tax severance pay when it is in the hands of a former employer. It makes sense! 52 15 November …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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55 words
When this Government does stuff that makes sense, we support it. When they do stuff that doesn’t make sense, we don’t support it. Why? Be-cause we are not about spin. We are about calling it as we see it. We are about the reality of the day and we are about political integrity. [Inaudible interjections]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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39 words
Now, what are we going to do about this? The problem with not focusing on job creation is that you are treating the symptoms rather than focusing on curing the disease. Hon. Jason Hayward: Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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261 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I will be very mindful. Mr. Speaker, now I will pivot and move from my comments on the Throne Speech to a few comments that I have on the Throne Speech Reply. At the risk of being sycophantic to our Leader, let me just highlight a few points that I thought were of import or part …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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28 words
It is on page 6. I hear MP Tyrrell asking what page it is on. It is the fourth paragraph on page 6 of our Reply. [Inaudible interjection]
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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146 words
There we go. There was another point that I just wanted to touch on in the limited time I have remaining. And it was another quote. This one is at page 8, and it was this. Again, the words of the Opposition Leader, but words with which I entirely agree. “To thrive in the future, we will need new friends …
15 Nov 2024 House of Assembly
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4 words
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.