News Release - 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 Opposition energy critic 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.

News Release - Mar. 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, Opposition energy critic John Horgan said today.

News Release - 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 the Official Opposition.

News Release - 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.

News Release - January 15, 2010

VICTORIA - The B.C. Liberal government must take steps to ensure First Nations are adequately consulted before hydro transmission lines are erected on their traditional territory, say the Official Opposition.

The B.C. Transmission Corporation is considering a transmission line known as the Interior to Lower Mainland line, running from Merritt to Coquitlam. More than two dozen First Nations have made submissions to the B.C. Utility Commission noting that their concerns have not been adequately addressed.