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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Point of order Mr. Speaker. Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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The Honourable Premier is misleading the House. The [amendment] was shared with this House and indeed with the Ministry of Finance before being released to the media only this morning. Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker, the Honourable Member is clearly, clearly, clearly, clearly . . . Maybe he had less sleep than I did last night, because earlier today …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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The Honourable Premier is yet again misleading the House. The amendment to the Bill from the OBA was shared with you, Mr. Speaker, around eleven o’clock yesterday morning. It was shared with the Government around 11:30. That was yesterday . The amendment was not in fact released to the media until this morning. Hon. E. David Burt: So there we …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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The Premier is yet again misleading the House. The Premier was provided with a copy of the OBA’s amendment before the Honourable Shadow Finance Minister spoke to the media. Hon. E. David Burt: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker. I have the notes from and the email receipts. But here is what I can say. They went to the media before they …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. B ermuda House of Assembly POINT OF ORDER [Misleading]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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Yet again the Honourable Premier is misleading this House. I had given you the times on which it was provided firstly to you as Honourable Speaker in this Parliament; secondly to the Ministry of Finance via his Whip; and only thirdly did the Honoura-ble Me mber go and do interviews with the media.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon and good afternoon to the listening public. I thank the Honourable Premier and Minister of Finance for the presentation just made to the House on what is indeed a historic Bill. Before I get into the substance, Mr. Speaker, just a few points of housekeeping. First of all, I would like to commend all …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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Fourth, as I now find that I am one of three musketeers — Hon. E. David Burt: Yes.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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—I shall try to keep my rapier at my side— [Laughter]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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—relying only on my rapier wit, of course— [Inaudible interjections]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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I actually can remember the names of the musketeers: Athos, Porthos and Aramis who assisted the young D'Artagnan.
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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And I am . . . MP Michael Dunkley has asked which I am — [Inaudible interjections]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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No, I am Porthos, who of course was the fat one. [Laughter and inaudible interjections ]
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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So, there we go. Now, here we go. It is a historic Bill, Mr. Speaker. And certainly the biggest piece of legislation to come through this House during my short tenure. And I start with an observation about taxes, generally, or indeed, two. One is, once taxes come in, they usually stay in. It may well be known to most …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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And likewise, it is a cliché, but it is timeworn and loved and that is, There are two certain-ties in life and that is indeed death and taxes. We as a political party on this side are truly committed to trying to reduce taxes. And we recognise that no matter where you sit on the political spectrum it is very …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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But it should not be thought that this is the globe marching in lockstep. It is some, but it is not others. And we will not know whether it is the globe marching in lockstep for several years to come, perhaps. And that is an important thing because there is an absence of certainty. There is an absence of clarity. …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
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If it does, we in the Opposition recognise that there is potential for upside here, and considerable potential. And I will come on to that on the amendment that the OBA is proposing today. But we must also say . . . and I hear from the Honourable Minister Mr. Jason Hayward, that it would be voted down. Hon. Jason …
15 Dec 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House Of Assembly
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I still believe that this is democracy and I still believe that it is for Parliament, not the Government, to decide the law of the day. So, there is potential for upside here and we recognise that. But let’s be clear. This potential is highly speculative. So let us not try to utter falsehoods to give people the wrong impression …