Prime Minister John Key has further inflamed anti-National feeling in Canterbury with his latest attempt to 'test the water' around the dumping of the Canterbury Regional Council. Pamphlets sent out, at the taxpayers expense, to all households in the region asking for views over the sacking of the Ecan council have brought a sharp and far from favourable response from people in the region.
From the Press:
"The form asks whether people agreed with the Government's actions, if they can rank water issues and when new ECan elections should be held.
Key asks that the voting form be returned to local National MPs."
"Former ECan chairman Sir Kerry Burke said the letter was "self-serving" six weeks out from the local body elections. "It is a party political broadcast actually."
Former councillor Jane Demeter said it was a sham."
"Asked what would happen if survey respondents overwhelmingly opposed the sackings and called for immediate regional elections, the Prime Minister's Office did not reply."
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