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20150109, House of Representatives Debate 1 Leave of Absence Friday, January 09, 2015 THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES OFFICIAL REPORT IN THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE TENTH PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WHICH OPENED ON JUNE 18, 2010 SESSION 2014—2015 VOLUME 33 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, January 09, 2015 The House met at 10.00 a.m. PRAYERS [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] LEAVE OF ABSENCE Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, I have received communication from the following Members: the hon. Winston Dookeran, Member of Parliament for Tunapuna who is out of the country and has asked to be excused from sittings of the House during the period January 05 to January 11, 2015; Mr. Patrick Manning, Member of Parliament for San Fernando East, has asked to be excused from today’s sitting of the House. The leave which Members seek is granted. CONDOLENCES (MR. MARTIN JOSEPH) Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, as you may be aware, Mr. Martin Joseph, former Member of Parliament for St. Ann’s East and Minister of National Security passed away on Monday, January 05, 2015. Many of us may have had the opportunity to serve very closely with him in either House. I now invite hon. Members to pay their respective tributes. I recognize the hon. Minister of Sport and Member of Parliament for Toco/Sangre Grande. [Desk thumping] The Minister of Sport (Hon. Dr. Rupert Griffith): Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we on this side, as I am no doubt sure that the colleagues on the other side and, indeed, the national community, were very shocked to hear of the demise of Martin Joseph. On behalf of the Government we want to extend heartfelt condolences to his family, his wife, his dear children and all of the loved ones and, indeed, Members on the other side and, of course, members of the national community who came to know Martin Joseph. Martin was born in the inner city of Port of Spain. He was a people’s person— there is no doubt about that—easy going and down to earth, who never ran from challenges. In an early incarnation in my life, Mr. Speaker, I worked closely with Martin Joseph, and I remember those fond memories and his commitment to work and his lack of fear to surmountable challenges. 2 Condolences Friday, January 09, 2015 [HON. DR. R. GRIFFITH] Martin was a teacher, a family man, a patriot. Martin operated in all communities, and he did so in such comfort and commitment which spanned Trinidad and Tobago, Washington DC and elsewhere where he completed both his undergraduate and graduate education and began his family, who I came to know very well at one time. Martin’s professional interests included human resource development, management and governance. He mentored at all levels and installed some fundamental principles regarding quality, responsibility and hard work. More importantly, he sought to understand the environmental challenges and developed and applied scientific principles and values using research and discipline. Martin was a very controlled and abject researcher and this was reflected in his well-reasoned disclosure in Parliament and in successive polls at the electorate. He applied his innovative greatness in service of the people of Trinidad and Tobago and also the entire country. Martin understood the political risks of his decisions, but stayed the course in doing the people’s business. He accepted criticism and responded very often kindly knowing that his own foundation was solid and that his family and relationships were intact. He was humble and strong-willed. He valued relationships, nevertheless, when he faced a fork in the road and had to make an unpopular choice, he rose up and voted his conscience. Martin is gone, but will not be forgotten for he has mentored people and provided services to a caring population who will ensure his legacy continues. Mr. Speaker, Martin was a father, a teacher at Progressive Educational Institute. He had an associate degree from Southern Eastern University, Washington DC, he had a bachelor degree from George Washington University, a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics at the University of Maryland. He was employed at the Institute of Marine Affairs and also was a professor. Mr. Speaker, the nation is poorer today by the loss of this great son of the soil and, therefore, again, I extend heartfelt condolences to his family and all of his loved ones. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Dr. Keith Rowley (Diego Martin West): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, colleagues, it is always a sad moment when we stand in this Chamber from time to time to reflect on the passing of one of our former colleagues, but on this occasion it is particularly poignant for two reasons: one is the sudden unexpected passing of former Member of Parliament for St. Ann’s East, Martin Joseph, who is most widely known not only in this Chamber but across the 3 Condolences Friday, January 09, 2015 country, as a former Minister of National Security, particularly at this time where the whole issue of national security remains at the forefront of the concerns of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. For those who only knew Martin Joseph as the Minister of National Security, I am sure in our reflective moments now, we understand that he was a citizen who was prepared to do his duty to Trinidad and Tobago. In making this tribute, Mr. Speaker, I would like to put on Hansard an analogy describing Martin Joseph’s service to the public in that particular sphere of national security as described by none other than a person who worked very closely as his subordinate during those very difficult days of the 2007/2008 period, and I refer here to the comments of former acting Police Commissioner, James Philbert, who described Martin Joseph as a conductor of an orchestra who had a job to do in having music prepared and delivered to the public, and in his role of conductor he turned his back to the audience and focused on the musicians so as to ensure that the music was played correctly. That was his tenure that the general public was familiar with, and insofar as Martin Joseph had the attributes as described by my colleague, the Member for Toco/Sangre Grande, he stayed the course. It was a difficult course, but we are better off for it, Mr. Speaker. Public service in Trinidad and Tobago is not usually acknowledged for what it really is, sacrifice, but the life of Martin Joseph was all sacrifice, both at the party level and at the level of public office; sacrifice for the betterment of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. He was a gentle man, meaning he was not boisterous, not unreasonable, not show off, and he had tremendous faith in his training that anecdotal stories are not the bases for making national policy. I want to repeat that, Mr. Speaker: anecdotal feelings are not proper bases for making national policy. And, therefore, when the policy with respect to national security fell to Martin Joseph, he stuck to that principle. It is a principle that we in the PNM are very familiar with because while most persons only know him in the public life, we knew him better in the party, and we had to face up to his treatment of that theory in dealing with our preparations for elections and in treating with policy and issues: what are the numbers saying? What are the facts as against the feelings? What are the prospects of success as against your expectations? That was Martin Joseph at work. As a Minster, I can say that the country had been better off for having him and, today, we in the PNM are having difficulty replacing him. But as no one is 4 Condolences Friday, January 09, 2015 [DR. ROWLEY] indispensable, we mourn his loss and we share this pain with his family and friends who got that very sad news on Monday morning. We acknowledge that in the midst of life there is death, but he was able to have made a contribution to us all, and the nation is grateful. We express our deepest condolences to his family, to his young children, particularly his young daughter who is scheduled to be married in a few months. The advice which is offered to her by me, as leader of his party, is that she should go ahead and get married in April if she could, because her father would have wanted her to. What all of us would want to do, even though the job is incomplete, is to try and finish the job that he set out to do, both at the party level and at the level of the Government and the country, because that is what he always wanted us to do. We thank Almighty God for the opportunity for having shared his life and interacting with him and learning from him, and as we move tomorrow to lay him to rest, we could only say, may he rest in peace. [Desk thumping] 10.15 a.m. Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, I would like to join with my parliamentary colleagues in paying tribute to the late Martin Joseph. Martin Joseph served with distinction as the elected representative for the constituency of St. Ann’s East from the period 1995—2002. He also served in the Senate from 2002 until 2010. During his tenure as a parliamentarian, Martin Joseph made noteworthy contributions in debates on Bills relating to national security given his capacity as Minister. Many of his contemporaries have commented on his dignity in the face of heated parliamentary exchanges which is why we can say, he gave meaning to the character which is expected of parliamentary representatives.
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