This bill weakens Canterbury's local democracy by creating a workaround of the democratic norm that community representatives legitimately exercise public power on the basis of being elected to make decisions on behalf of their communities. Accordingly, the addition of two additional councillors who are not elected would dilute the Canterbury region's democratic representation by investing those two unelected appointees with the same voting rights and powers as elected members. Such an arrangement will weaken the council's accountability to Cantabrians.