Audio | AG: “Will Always Work For Our People”
“We will always work for our people,” Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform Kathy Lynn Simmons said.
“We have always put the people first,” Minister Simmons said in House of Assembly on Friday, and she mentioned a number of policies under her Ministry including offering pupillages, the child safeguarding policy, the introduction of the public notification of sex offenders being released and more.
“To the Opposition, sort our your communication, because some of you didn’t get the same memo,” the Minister said. “As my colleague said earlier, in one breath you are extolling the virtues of the Minister of Finance, the other breath you are tearing him down.
“I appreciate my former colleague, I wish him well. But guess what, when you sit around this table on a Tuesday, the role that we all signed on for is that if we don’t support the parties of the Government – and I’m not talking about former Minister Dickinson, I’m speaking generally – you can take a hike to the back bench. Our collective responsibility demands that we all stand together behind the policies of the Government.”
“This ship continues to sail, and will always sail, and we will always work for our people,” she added.
The text above represents only a small portion of the Attorney-General’s comments, for full context please listen to her full 12-minute speech during the Motion to Adjourn on Friday, where multiple MPs spoke, and we will continue posting audio of their comments throughout this week.
Well said AG!
“our” people?
““We will always work for our people,” Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform Kathy Lynn Simmons said.”
Great. Now please explain who is included in “our people”.
I am neither a PLP supporter nor an OBA supporter. Am I one of what you call “our peopel” or not?
This means the Attorney General of the country is blatantly admitting she works only for a subset of the population.
And they wonder why Bermuda’s economy is falling off a cliff.
I listen very attentively to Parliament on Friday evening when I heard the AG state that she started the Litigation Guardians. I beg to differ, it was started prior to her before she was a MP and definitely AG.
It was only about 18 months when a younger lady was suing Government for not paying her for her services as a Litigation Guardian.
When you make statements others are listening.
“Our people” are the one’s the PLP are putting more off into the poor house.
If they don’t notice or care they deserve all the licks they get. 30-6.
Where’s the $800,000 taken from taxpayers for a recording studio? Explain the progress on recovering those funds? What about Sandys 360 monies, how is she going about recovering that for “our” people??
The OBA certainly worked for the benefit of all Bermudians. Started to turn the ship around. The PLP propaganda machines stirred up emotions and the OBA lost the election. To be fair the OBA needed to be stronger and could have dealt with the created PLP propaganda machines better, so that’s their own fault.
I don’t believe the PLP is working for the people effectively. Seems to be controversy after controversy. Paid for tips, expensive hotel stays, 800,000 given away on a recording studio that was never to be, copying OBA immigration plans, resignations of ministers, changes to healthcare that seem all hype and fluff with no actual analysis of cost or who is paying for it, sugar tax, strange COVID restrictions, safekey, lack of vaccines, tests until the UK provided them for us. Southampton Princess, Crusie ship canceling because of testing requirement cost, , Victoria Hall still empty, strange arbitration centre build, bus runs cancelled, less trash pick up being permanent, Bermudiana resort taking forever, schools restarting confusion re testing. Unwillingness to bid for Americas cup, despite it generating money in the economy and us a proven destination.
What I do know is that the cost of surviving in Bermuda has increased, my pocket has less money in it. The PLP don’t seem to be working for me, Are you better off?
Define “our people”.
Clearly “our people” seems to be very direct reference. “Our people” may soon start to ask why are we suffering despite the PLP allegedly looking after us. Can “our people” pay enough tax to keep “our People” employed? Economics 101 would say No because the PLP won’t be able to continue increasing tax or debt to pay “our people”.
Please clarify the group or groups “our people ” include ?
Given the lack of response to the question about “our people” I can only conclude that “our people” means “true Bermudians”
When you have to begin bragging on yourself, you are in a bit of trouble.