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Scott Pearman, MP

Scott Pearman, MP

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24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
Official Hansard Report - House of Assembly
361 words
The number $314 million comes from the Premier’s Budget [Statement]. Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: And I understand that the Honourable Member is a lawyer and does not understand numbers. [Inaudible interjections and laughter ] Hon. Wayne L. Furbert: So the question comes down to . . . no, it is right. That is right. He does not understand the numbers. …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Point of order , Mr. Speaker.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member is not only misleading the House, but I fear he is seeking to bamboozle the general public.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Now, I am not an accountant, but I am a lawyer.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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The person who borrows the money is the person responsible for accruing the debt. 414 24 February 2023 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly We do not just say, Oh, well, we look at the year -end. And, hey, you know what? Not every government changes on the 31st of December year -end. The debt by the PLP was …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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36 words
Thank you. Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. I got a little hot under the collar earlier. So let me dial it down and mark your guidance that we should behave in a more statesmanlike fashion.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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So I am going to try not to get myself thrown out. I have only been here four years. I have never been thrown out, you know.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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There is always a first time. [Laughter]
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Dinner served soon, yeah? Mr. Speaker, I am going to try and stick to the facts. And I am going to also, with your leave, Mr. Speaker, try to quote quite liberally from things that have been said, with direct quotes, and tie them t ogether. I would like to start by talking about the difference between reality and lack …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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And good evening, Mr. Acting Speaker. Times a re tough. ( He will throw me out.) [Laughter]
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Times are tough. And do not take my words for it, Mr. Acting Speaker . Let me quote if I may, with your leave, the words of Premier David Burt.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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I will go with whatever you want.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Page 9, with your leave. These are the words of the Premier: “This economic recovery isn’t touching all of our residents and many fee l they are going backwards.” Those are his words, and they are right. And Bermudians who feel that they are go-ing backwards are right to feel that because times are tough. And, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Page 4, fourth paragraph down. Bermuda House of Assembly The Deputy Speaker: Yes.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Quote: “ Inflation is downward trending and tourism is on a trajectory to reach prepandemic levels. ” Now, those are the Premier’s words. But again I ask, Do you believe that stat ement? If you look around today, is inflation downward trending, given th at we both agree and he has already said that we are looking at some of …
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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And he says this — An Hon . Member: What page is that?
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Page 16, for those listening, for MP De Silva.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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Paragraph 4.
24 Feb 2023 House of Assembly
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And I quote, “ American Airl ines’ service from Charlotte and British Airways’ London Heathrow gateway were bright spots in 2022 . . .” Well, that may well be true, Mr. Deputy Speaker. But again there is an air of unreality there. We can talk about the only two airlines and say they are “bright spots.” But the reality is …