That was Then, This is Now #31 - Urgent for me, but not for thee?
The unseemly rush to Urgency...
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That was then…
“In Parliament today, Labour was pushed to justify their use of urgency to rush through a Bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards, and they couldn’t,” National’s Local Government spokesperson Christopher Luxon says.
“Labour is only giving Kiwis two days to submit on this legislation. That’s not enough time.
“National isn’t opposed to communities establishing Māori wards, but the people affected by that decision should have a say in it. Labour isn’t giving Kiwis the chance.
“There is certainly many more critical issues the Government could be using urgency for, such as rushing through emergency powers to address the housing shortage. - Chris Luxon, 10 February 2021
This is now.
Earlier this morning, Luxon defended the move to repeal the Māori Health Authority under urgency despite the controversy, saying National had opposed it from the start and had campaigned on it.
He said it was justified in doing so ahead of a Waitangi Tribunal hearing on the issue, which had been set for Thursday, saying the tribunal could go through its process “but we as a government will also go through our process”.
He said he was still committed to using the funding for the MHA on Māori health initiatives.
“We opposed the MHA from the beginning because we don’t think bureaucracy is the way to deliver improved health outcomes for Māori. We want to make sure the money that is actually spent is actually going to Māori. We have a job to do with respect to improving health outcomes.” - Chris Luxon, 27 February 2024
Oh my, the stench of hypocrisy…
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Real hypocrisy is not a casual hobby, you need to get up every day ready to flip on your beliefs - it must be tiring