Tuesday, 7 August 2018, 2:58 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
"The Prime Minister has completely contradicted herself
on the Massey University free speech issue", says ACT Leader
David Seymour.
"Ms Ardern has said she disapproves of
Massey’s decision to ban Dr Brash but she will keep giving
the University taxpayer money to do it.
In Parliament
this afternoon, the Prime Minister said she believed Massey
University’s decision was an ‘overreaction’ but went
on to confirm that she would do nothing about it.
"What message does it send to publicly-funded
institutions that they can shut down political views they
don’t like without facing any consequences?
"What is
the point of being Prime Minister if you can’t show
leadership?
"The Prime Minister should be sending a
strong message to universities that if they undermine
freedom of expression they will be defunded.
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