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Walton Brown

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26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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May I have another question?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Is the Junior Minister satisfied that the reviews that were conducted by the outside consultant to the Department of Immigration have carried out their responsibilities fully and appropriately with regard to the application for the Bermuda status, or PRCs? Hon. Marc A. R. Bean: You cannot grant w hat [has] not [been asked] to be granted. [Inaudible interjections]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I will repeat it, and I will say it more slowly. Can the Junior Minister confirm that the work undertaken by the outside consultants for the review of the Bermuda status applications for the PRC holders who were qualified to apply for status under the Chief Justice's ruling—can the Junior Mini s694 26 February 2016 Official Hansard Report …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, can the Honourable Junior Minister please inform this Honourable House of the number of applications for Permanent Res idence Certificates which were submitted for each year from 2010 to 2015, along with the numbers which have either been approved or refused?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, first, just a point of clarification to help the Junior Minister? The reason why you would have more refusals than other cases in a given year, it is because —
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Am I not entitled to a point of clarification?
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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I am trying to elucidate for the general public, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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The reasons wh y you would have more refusals than applications in a given year is that—
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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It is a time lag. There is a carr yover from the previous year.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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They are correct. But the Junior Minister seemed to have trouble understanding what it meant. So I was providing clarification. [Inaudible interjections] Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: I do not think he had trouble. I do not think he had trouble—
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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But those were his words, Mr. Speaker.
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Well, those were his words, and the Hansard will reflect that. So, Mr. Speaker, my question is, given that there were mor e applications for PRCs in 2010 than there were in 2014 and 2015, and given that the Go vernment reduced the application fee for PRC status for the Incentives for Job Makers Act from $125,000 to $20,000, arguing …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, last night I was watching the Republican/Democratic Debate and it seemed like it was stand -up comedy with men in suits. And then I come here today, Mr. Speaker, and I have memories of that event last night. Last night I just turned it off after about an hour and a half. Today I think I will be …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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I am not going to concur with the comment that he did a great job. He spoke passionately. But Mr. Speaker, the passion with which he spoke is belied by the OBA policies. I listened to my honourable friend, the Minister for Tourism speak. I was impressed with his deliver y. I thought I was at a Broadway performance because …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Finance Minister, Economic D evelopment Minister, Shadow Minister of Finance? You guys remember Walt Rostow. Everybody! You should all remember —19 th century, early 20th century ec onomic philosophy. How on earth could a Minister of Finance continue to parade the notion that there is an inherent and necessary link between population growth and economic growth in the 21 st …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Right. It is true, it is true, it is true. How idiotic an argument is that, Mr. Speaker? How idiotic an argument is that? Let me explain. I hear my honourable friend, Minister Richards, talk about how true it is. Let me explain. He worked in the rei nsurance business, he should know better. He should know better because the …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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We know that the ins urance linked security business has grown. Go and speak to anybody in reinsurance and ask them about the success of the insurance linked security business. It is employee neutral. It is technology driven. They do not need — Dr. the Hon. E. Grant Gibbons: No, they have employees. [Inaudible interjections] 736 26 February 2016 Official …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker, I am speaking to you, correct? [Inaudible interjections]
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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Go and talk to the people who run the businesses. They will tell you that what they hoped the insurance linked security business will do is sustain their current levels of employment. It is not going to increase in employment because technology is so important. Twenty -first c entury businesses are heavily reliant on technology. So when you are relying …
26 Feb 2016 House of Assembly
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—for businesses — Mr. Sylvan D. Richards, Jr.: Point of order, Mr. Speaker.