Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 3, 2022 10:14:32 GMT 12
Point of Order: THE PM URGES SOPHISTICATION IN OUR THINKING ABOUT DEMOCRACY – TO MAKE IT GEL WITH CO-GOVERNANCE (AND UNELECTED COUNCILLORS)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – answering questions in Parliament on Tuesday – ominously reinforced impressions she believes the Treaty of Waitangi entitles some New Zealanders to more political rights than others.
The entitlement of tribal leaders to appoint their own representatives to local authorities rather than stand for election, for example.
She was asked if she stood by her statement at Waitangi in 2019 that “Equality is our foundation”, and, if so, did she believe that our constitutional foundation should be equal political rights for all New Zealanders?
As Hansard records, she opted to address only part of the question:.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2022/03/point-of-order-pm-urges-sophistication.html
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern – answering questions in Parliament on Tuesday – ominously reinforced impressions she believes the Treaty of Waitangi entitles some New Zealanders to more political rights than others.
The entitlement of tribal leaders to appoint their own representatives to local authorities rather than stand for election, for example.
She was asked if she stood by her statement at Waitangi in 2019 that “Equality is our foundation”, and, if so, did she believe that our constitutional foundation should be equal political rights for all New Zealanders?
As Hansard records, she opted to address only part of the question:.....
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2022/03/point-of-order-pm-urges-sophistication.html