Feb. 3, 2012 - News Release
VICTORIA - Changes to the province's requirement to be electricity self-sufficient by 2016 amount to an admission of failure on energy policy, says Opposition energy critic John Horgan.
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OPPOSITION PROPOSES STRONGER ACTIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AS FRACKING EXPANDS IN BC'S NATURAL GAS FIELDS
November 30, 2011 News Release
DELAY SMART METER PROGRAM UNTIL FULL REVIEW BY BC UTILITIES COMMISSION, SAYS OFFICIAL OPPOSITION
September 30, 2011
VICTORIA - The BC Liberal government must put the implementation of the smart
meter program on hold until a full independent review can be completed, said
Opposition energy critic John Horgan.
HORGAN: HALIBUT CLOSURE HURTS COASTAL COMMUNITIES
September 6, 2011
VICTORIA-Fisheries and Oceans Canada's decision to close the recreational halibut fishery on September 5th will impact tens of thousands of recreational anglers and hurt hundreds of local businesses, Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan said today.
LIBERALGOVERNMENT ADMITS ELECTRICITY SELF SUFFICIENCY POLICY A FAILURE
News Release - August 11, 2011
MINISTRY SILENT ON BELMONT REPLACEMENT PLAN
News Release - February 4, 2011
VICTORIA - After meeting with Ministry of Education staff this week, Opposition MLAs Maurine Karagianis and John Horgan say the BC Liberals are continuing to stall on the funding for the Belmont Replacement Project, an urgently needed plan to support the educational needs of children in School District 62.
GOVERNMENT POWER POLICIES COSTING US ALL
BY JOHN HORGAN, SPECIAL TO TIMES COLONIST DECEMBER 10, 2010
Most of us don't spend much time thinking about where our electricity comes from or the policies and politics behind it. We just flick on the switch and there is light; we turn on the tap and there's hot water. However, in light of the recent announcement that B.C. Hydro plans to raise your rates by 50 per cent over five years, perhaps we should all be taking a closer look.
CONSUMERS HIT WITH 50% HYDRO RATE HIKE UNDER B.C. LIBERALS' ENERGY SCHEME
News Release - December 5, 2010
VICTORIA - With a massive spike in electricity rates announced this week by B.C. Hydro, the B.C. Liberals' energy plan is hitting British Columbians in the pocketbook while guaranteeing steep profits for corporations, said Opposition energy critic John Horgan.
"British Columbians are staring down the barrel of a 50 per cent rate increase over a short five-year period, mainly due to an ideologically driven private power agenda architected over the past seven years by the B.C. Liberals," said Horgan.
WESTSHORE MLAs SUPPORT BELMONT REPLACEMENT PROJECT
News Release - Oct. 8, 2010
VICTORIA - The Sooke School District's presentation to the provincial finance committee this week serves as a reminder of the importance of moving forward with the Belmont High School replacement project, say Westshore Opposition MLAs John Horgan and Maurine Karagianis.
SMART METER PROGRAM HEADED FOR DISASTER
News Release - October 4, 2010
VICTORIA - The BC Liberals' plan to force BC Hydro to rush into spending $1 billion to install "smart" hydro meters in every BC home by 2012 is a disaster waiting to happen, says Official Opposition energy critic John Horgan.
