Mayor’s gag

Mayor Phil Goff is denying the public the “freedom of choice” to see, listen to, or view Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern. The denial is based on the presumption the venue is ratepayer funded and the event “may disturb the peace and become a health and safety issue”. The Mayor of Nelson, Rachel Reese, has excluded Bruce Moon, a retired physicist and historian, and a retired Canterbury University professorial board member, from speaking for exactly the same reasons.

How crass that both these elected persons believe all their ratepayers follow their personal view of the world. Ratepayer-funded venues should be available for hire by everyone, no matter their political or cultural viewpoint. Any untoward or illegal actions taken by protesters can be dealt with by the police.

Maureen J. Anderson, Pyes Pa.