Parliament: Order Of Business For Dec 14th
Friday’s session in the House of Assembly will begin with a Moment of Silence out of respect for the late Dr. Clarence ‘Tessi’ Terceira, a former MP and Cabinet Minister who passed away earlier this week.
Statements on the Consolidated Fund Financial Statements 2018, International Law Firms in Bermuda License Conditions, Report and Financials of WEDCO and BLDC, Mental Health Amendment Bill, Implementation of the International Maritime Organization [IMO] Instrument Implementation Code [Triple I Code], and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation Team End of Year Report are due to be delivered, while Bills on the Order Paper include Mental Health Amendment [No. 2] Act 2018.
Bills due for their second reading include the Criminal Code [Sex Offender Management] Amendment Act 2018, the Children Amendment Act 2018, and the Economic Substance Act 2018.
In addition, MP Patricia Gordon-Pamplin’s motion is listed, which states, “Be it resolved that this Honourable House decries the posting of inappropriate and/or sexist comments on social media by Members of Parliament and that this House supports the inclusion in the Parliamentary Code of Conduct policies and procedures that will embrace a culture of respect towards women parliamentarians and women in general.”
The Order of Business follows below [PDF here]:
I listened to the house last week while driving home and it was painful to hear grown men and women doing business the way they do.
It’s no wonder why our young men and women act the way they do. When the “leaders” of this country behave this way and their “teachers” bail out on them and call in sick what chance to they have.
They have become a product of their environment. We want our children to act like adults, but think it’s okay when out adults a tvluke children.