Linearized gravity with matter time

We study general relativity with pressureless dust in the canonical formulation, with the dust field chosen as a matter time gauge. The resulting theory has three physical degrees of freedom in the metric field. The linearized canonical theory reveals two graviton modes and a scalar mode. We find that the graviton modes remain Lorentz covariant despite the time gauge, and that the scalar mode is ultralocal. We also discuss a modification of the theory to include a parameter in the Hamiltonian that is analogous to that in Horava-Lifshitz models. In this case the scalar mode is no longer ultralocal and it acquires a propagation speed that is dependent on the deformation parameter.