The issue focused on two issues: support for government funding of social services and public education.

Pegler has been an outspoken critic of political spending. He said in a recent interview that he was also concerned about high tax rates, because they don't appear to be designed to fund public services.

"It's not only public service workers who are going to pay the tax," Pegler said. "If you want to ask what people will have to pay, it's going to be public employees