New Zealand

During the past month, three parliamentary-style democracies held national elections: Norway, New Zealand and most recently Germany.

There is an emerging consensus about the destructiveness of excessive land use regulation, both with respect to its impact on housing affordability but also its overall impacts on economies. This is most evident in a recent New Zealand commentary.

The Labour Party, the main opposition political party in New Zealand, made headlines last week when it announced its proposed policy for trying people accused of rape. According to the party’s justice spokesman, Andrew Little, the party is proposing that the burden of proof be reversed in rape trials. In other words, people accused of rape must prove their innocence.

Tom Harris joins Michael Coren on Sun News to discuss the growing scam of ‘climate refugees.’