John Horgan's News
September 20, 2012
VICTORIA – In an attempt to distance herself from her own remarks about a “sick culture” in Victoria, the premier has made the situation worse by blaming that culture in Victoria for the HST, say the New Democrats.
“The premier’s offensive comments regarding people that live in Victoria have gone from bad to worse,” said New Democrat house leader John Horgan. “The premier is now blaming the HST on what she calls the sick people of Victoria.
“She...
September 13, 2012
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ decision not to hold a fall sitting of the legislature shows that they are a tired government out of ideas, say the New Democrats.
“This is a government that has no plan,” said New Democrat House Leader John Horgan. “Cancelling the fall session is simply an excuse to avoid accountability and not answer the questions that British Columbians are asking.”
During Thursday’s quarterly budget report, Minister de Jong announced...
September 6, 2012
VICTORIA – The B.C. Utilities Commission is currently reviewing an application from FortisBC to install a new metering system in their electricity service area, unlike B.C. Hydro’s smart meter program, which the large majority of electricity customers in British Columbia are subject to.
The B.C. Liberals’ refusal to allow the independent regulator to look at B.C. Hydro’s smart meter program shows hypocrisy from a government with a serious credibility problem, said New...
August 17, 2012
VICTORIA – A new proposal for an Alberta oil sands refinery on B.C.’s coast would still rely on the same Enbridge oil pipeline that poses environmental risks to British Columbia’s rivers and lakes, and still means an end to the tanker moratorium, say the New Democrats.
“This refinery wouldn’t change the pipeline of oil that would traverse British Columbia’s rugged land, and healthy rivers and lakes,” said New Democrat energy critic John Horgan, who...
July 30, 2012
VICTORIA — National progress on energy issues vital to British Columbia was derailed by the Liberals’ desperate publicity stunt at the Council of the Federation, say the New Democrats.
“It’s clear Premier Christy Clark was feeling the heat in the wake of the damning U.S. Transportation Safety Board report into Enbridge’s devastating Kalamazoo River spill and wanted to give the belated impression her government is taking action to protect the interests of British...
July 6, 2012
The Liberals’ latest smear campaign against New Democrat energy policy is nothing but a flimsy attempt to distract from their own record of failures.
It’s no wonder that they are desperate to change the channel from their record of mismanagement. Here are just a few examples of how the Liberals have driven our public utility to the brink:
Constant interference with B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) oversight:
In 2008, the B.C. Liberals introduced The Clean Energy Act, legislation...
May 23, 2012
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government is once again putting politics ahead of the public interest by issuing a cabinet directive to the B.C. Utilities Commission to set rates at B.C. Hydro artificially low before next year’s election, says New Democrat energy critic John Horgan.
“The Liberal government’s focus is on short-term political gain. They’re making decisions based on what’s best for them in the coming election, instead of what a government is...
