Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 22, 2024 6:17:44 GMT 12
WINSTON PETERS CASTS DOUBT ON CHRISTOPHER LUXON’S POSITION ON TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL
Peters was acting prime minister in the House on Wednesday while Luxon met with his Qatar counterpart, Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
Hipkins asked whether Peters agreed with comments from Seymour, “who said he won’t believe the prime minister won’t change his mind” if the public really wants the Treaty Principles Bill passed into law.
Peters, speaking on behalf of Luxon replied: “It’s clearly in the coalition agreement, but I think one is entitled to believe that despite all of the previous statements, if there was prevailing compelling evidence to change one’s mind, as a famous economist once said, when the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?”
That prompted Hipkins to get to his feet and ask a further supplementary question: “So is the Prime Minister indicating - as he seems to have in his last answer - that he’s open to changing his mind on the second reading of the Treaty Principles Bill?”
Peters, on behalf of Luxon, responded: “What I was enunciating is what the Prime Minister said in the coalition agreement, as did we. But I did offer the opinion that sometimes - and I don’t think it will happen in this case, of course, obviously you do have a faint hope that others might have it right”.
“But in the examples that I’ve given, that will not happen at this point in time.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/winston-peters-casts-doubt-on-christopher-luxons-position-on-treaty-principles-bill/OVL5FSTDJZAZNK26XD42GFDA6U/
Peters was acting prime minister in the House on Wednesday while Luxon met with his Qatar counterpart, Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
Hipkins asked whether Peters agreed with comments from Seymour, “who said he won’t believe the prime minister won’t change his mind” if the public really wants the Treaty Principles Bill passed into law.
Peters, speaking on behalf of Luxon replied: “It’s clearly in the coalition agreement, but I think one is entitled to believe that despite all of the previous statements, if there was prevailing compelling evidence to change one’s mind, as a famous economist once said, when the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?”
That prompted Hipkins to get to his feet and ask a further supplementary question: “So is the Prime Minister indicating - as he seems to have in his last answer - that he’s open to changing his mind on the second reading of the Treaty Principles Bill?”
Peters, on behalf of Luxon, responded: “What I was enunciating is what the Prime Minister said in the coalition agreement, as did we. But I did offer the opinion that sometimes - and I don’t think it will happen in this case, of course, obviously you do have a faint hope that others might have it right”.
“But in the examples that I’ve given, that will not happen at this point in time.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/winston-peters-casts-doubt-on-christopher-luxons-position-on-treaty-principles-bill/OVL5FSTDJZAZNK26XD42GFDA6U/