ACT New Zealand ETS Spokesman John Boscawen today condemned National and the Maori Party for ramming the Emissions Trading Scheme into law today – thereby placing a massive financial burden on low-income New Zealanders.
“Implementation of the ETS will see many families struggling, while electricity companies enjoy windfall profits at their expense,” Mr Boscawen said.
“From July …
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Low-Income NZ’ers to Subsidise Power Companies
Wednesday, November 25, 2009National: Too Lazy, Too Hasty
Monday, November 23, 2009ACT New Zealand ETS Spokesman John Boscawen today expressed disappointment over National’s back-door deal with the Maori Party in order to ram through its flawed Emissions Trading Scheme.
“The amended ETS Bill is likely to be rushed into law this week, without being subjected to full public scrutiny. As such, the true cost to the New …
Pork-Barrel ETS – The Worst Kind of Politics
Tuesday, November 17, 2009Climate Change Minister Nick Smith’s secret deal with the Iwi Leadership Group – gifting land to five iwi to gain support for the Government’s Emission Trading Scheme proposal is pork-barrel politics of the worst kind, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said.
“The deal is being done behind closed doors to ensure Maori Party support,” Mr …
Government Needs to Put Brakes on ETS
Monday, November 16, 2009ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today urged the Government to slow down and await the outcome of negotiations in Copenhagen before rushing any legislation through, following the Finance and Select Committee’s inability to reach an agreement on the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill.
“The process has been rushed from the start, but …
A Rubbish Review of a Rubbish Law
Wednesday, November 11, 2009The report to the Minister of Social Development on the review of the Anti-Smacking law is completely worthless and not worth the paper it’s written on, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said today.
“In it, Social Development Ministry CEO Peter Hughes basically admits that he cannot conclude one way or the other whether parents are …
March for Democracy
Friday, October 23, 2009It’s a tragedy that, just two years after rallying together in my ‘March For Democracy’ against the Government’s Electoral Finance Act, New Zealanders are now forced to ‘March For Democracy’ against a new Government that blatantly refuses to listen to the very people who elected it to office, ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen said …
Boscawen Has Cosgrove in His Sights
Thursday, September 17, 2009ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today demanded to know how Labour’s Clayton Cosgrove could claim to be an adequate electorate MP for the people of Waimakariri when, in relation to the Anti-Smacking referendum, he has completely ignored his constituents’ overwhelming call for the law to be changed.
“Waimakiriri generated 27,071 ‘No’ votes in the Anti-Smacking …
Boscawen Challenges Local MP’s to Front
Friday, September 4, 2009ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen today challenged Labour leader Phil Goff to attend a public meeting this Monday, in his Mt Roskill electorate, in order to defend his decision not to support a law change, despite the overwhelming smacking referendum results.
“More people voted ‘No’ within the Mt Roskill electorate than voted for Mr Goff …
Boscawen’s Bill Offers Solution for All
Wednesday, August 26, 2009ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen was today delighted that his Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Private Member’s Bill had been drawn from the Ballot and said that – in the wake of the Anti-Smacking Referendum result – it could not have come at a better time.
“More than 1.4 million people voted ‘NO’ …
Result No Surprise
Friday, August 21, 2009ACT New Zealand MP John Boscawen was tonight pleased – but unsurprised – that 87.6 percent the 1,622,150 Kiwis who participated in the Anti-Smacking Referendum citizens voted ‘NO’.
“New Zealanders have tonight made it clear that the Anti-Smacking law passed by National, the Greens and Labour is not working,” Mr Boscawen said.
“ACT has spent two years …