John Horgan's News
May 7, 2010
VICTORIA – New Democrats are pleased that the B.C. Liberals have promised to shelve a private power project that threatened to devastate a huge swath of wilderness on B.C.’s mid-coast.Claire Trevena Under questioning in the legislature on Wednesday by New Democrat MLA for North Island Claire Trevena , Environment Minister Barry Penner promised not to allow the Klinaklini River private power project go ahead. “I have decided that I will not be recommending that the boundaries of the Upper...
April 29, 2010
VICTORIA – The introduction of the Clean Energy Act has gutted the regulatory powers of the B.C. Utilities Commission, and will lead to further rate increases for B.C. Hydro customers, say New Democrats.John Horgan “The BCUC has responsibility for protecting ratepayers from unnecessary rate hikes by providing oversight for B.C. Hydro long term planning and approval of major projects,” said John Horgan , New Democrat energy critic. “The B.C. Liberals’ private power agenda embedded in this new...
March 11, 2010
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberal government is forging ahead with plans to subsidize the private power industry at the expense of all British Columbians with the awarding of contracts worth untold millions of dollars, says New Democrat energy critic John Horgan.John Horgan “Under the direction of the B.C. Liberal government, B.C. Hydro has announced a commitment today to buy thousands of gigawatt-hours of electricity we may not even need, with more on the way,” said Horgan. “We have no idea yet...
March 3, 2010
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals are trying to sneak through a 29 per cent electricity rate hike, demanding B.C. Hydro deliver an extra $254 million to government in the next year alone, New Democrat energy critic John Horgan said today. John Horgan “The day after a provincial budget that offered nothing for the B.C. economy beyond a new, damaging consumer tax in the HST, B.C. Hydro is applying to charge you an extra nine per cent this year on your hydro bill, with more to come over the next...
February 12, 2010
Vancouver SunFeb. 10, 2010 Artificial panic over power By John Horgan Re: Electricity costs tied to arbitrary self-sufficiency policy, Feb. 4 Craig McInnes hit the nail on the head in debunking the B.C. Liberals' energy self-sufficiency myth. By declaring B.C. must become electricity self-sufficient by 2016, the Liberals have created a panic market that seeks to justify an agenda of privatization. Over the last eight years, B.C. has been a net exporter of electricity. Increasing our...
January 28, 2010
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals are mismanaging the opportunity to develop an energy plan that is in the best interest of British Columbians through their secretive, closed-door approach to hearings into electricity policy, say New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals stacked the deck of the Green Energy Task Force in order to get aJohn Horgan result that furthers their agenda of privatization, an agenda that will ultimately undermine our environment and our public power system and lead to huge...
January 15, 2010
VICTORIA – A major shift in how B.C. Hydro contracts are awarded could force the closure of more than 30 small businesses around the province, costing dozens of family-supporting jobs, the New Democrats said today.John Horgan “Supporting small businesses is a vital part of an economic recovery, but just as we are starting to turn the corner, the B.C. Liberal government is making it nearly impossible for small businesses that keep power lines clear to bid on B.C. Hydro contracts,” said John...
