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Walton Brown

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10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, would the Honourable Minister not agree that, for the sake of, the preservation of our limited natur al resources and for the sake of our future generations, that this Government should take as a principled position that no public lands, no public parks should by any stretch of the imagination even be contemplated for privatisation or for sale, …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I must have misheard, but, Mr. Speaker, will the Minister be prepared to make a statement at some point indicating quite categorically that no parkland will be contemplated for any kind of sale to the private sector?
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I do.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Would the Government consider enhancing the National Heroes Awards process and procedure so that it becomes a truly expansive national award event, and replace the current archaic award system that we have inherited?
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Seventeen, Mr. Speaker.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, for two weeks when I was here I wanted to send a note of congrat ulations to an individual. I was unable to complete my congratulatory remarks because I wanted to do it dur-ing Heritage Month. And I think it is highly appropriate, Mr. Speaker, that this House send a note of congrat ulations to a former …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Timing is always important, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Inaudible interjections]
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I play by the rules; I was recognised b y the Deputy Speaker. Madam Deputy Speaker, I just want to speak on two issues. I would like to speak on the issue of National Heroes, and then on Education. I am not sure what a national hero is, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would love for someone to explain to me …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Now, let me talk a little bit about education. The preamble to my comment on educ ation, Madam Deputy Speaker, is that look at us, in 2016, we are having a discussion about whether or not a Bermudian should be running one of the most important ministries in our country. We are actually having a parliamentary debate about whether a …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Everyone says education is crit ical, fundamental to the opportunities for our young people for a whole litany of reasons. But we are debating it. I would like to think that our point of depar-ture is that Bermudians should come first in their own country. That should be the point of departure we should all embrace. And I do not …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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I cannot hear anyone who is not speaking through the Chair. But, Madam Deputy Speaker, what I will say, is that the Minister can give direction. I served for five years as Chairman of Bermuda College and I thought the Act gave me a whole lot of power to do whatever I wanted to. It was board, until the Minister …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you for the clarification. 2074 10 June 2016 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly You know what? We sit in the legislature, so whatever limitations are imposed by legislation, we can fix. So if there is sincerity of intent, change the law to allow the Minister to have the power to do what is right. We will support …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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And I did not have to. Well, when you say didn’t have to, I am not going to get into that. There are people who believe that they need to send their children to private school. Some of it is just class driven. I make enough money; I want to be able to show through my consumption pattern, that I …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Just for the sake of clarification— [Gavel]
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Just for the sake of the Hansard, and for the listening public, I would not want anyone to be confused by the Minister’s comment. But just on the issue of scholarships and further education funding, the One Bermuda Alliance Government decreased scholarship funding from $1.2 million in one year to $80,000 in one year. That …
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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That is not a point of order!
10 Jun 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, you know, Madam Deputy Speaker? I taught politics at Bermuda College for 12 years. Introductory pol itics, so Politics 101. Under the Westminster system there is thing called “collective responsibility.” So when I say “you,” I mean “the Go vernment.” It is collective responsibility. I am not speaking about an individual. [Inaudible interjections]