News Release - June 24, 2009

Hundreds of concerned citizens pack public meeting against private power project

KASLO - New Democrat MLA Michelle Mungall is urging the Campbell government put the brakes on the controversial Glacier-Howser private power project after more than a thousand people packed a public hearing in Kaslo on Tuesday night.

News Release - April 2, 2009

Gordon Campbell misleading the public about private power

VICTORIA- The California senate's rejection of B.C. electricity shows that Gordon Campbell has been misleading British Columbians about the environmental impacts of run-of-the-river and about the reasons behind the massive expansion of private power production.

News Release - March 26, 2009

VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell's giveaway of our streams and rivers to private power producers is resulting in increased hydro rates for B.C. families, says Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan.

"British Columbians are justifiably upset with Gordon Campbell's plan to privatize B.C. Hydro by stealth," said Horgan. "Hydro rates have been skyrocketing ever since Gordon Campbell started the giveaway of our rivers."

News Release, March 25, 2009

VICTORIA - Following weeks of unanswered questions about the lobbying activities of high-ranking BC Liberal insiders, today the Official Opposition re-introduced a private member's Bill to strengthen the Lobbyists Registration Act.

"Yesterday the Attorney General said he wanted to fix the lobbyist rules. We've been hearing that for years, but the Campbell government still hasn't taken action. So the Official Opposition has  done the work for them," said Opposition leader Carole James.

News Release - February 16, 2009

VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell should immediately stop forcing BC Hydro to waste almost $1 billion on his so-called ‘smart metering' pet project, says New Democrat energy critic John Horgan.

Horgan said Campbell's scheme to force BC Hydro to install new meters in homes throughout B.C. that would show consumers their real time use of electricity is an ill-conceived waste of money that would be better spent on initiatives to help homes become more energy efficient.

News Release - January 21, 2009

VICTORIA - Newly-appointed energy minister Blair Lekstrom should stand by his principles and put a stop to Gordon Campbell's plans to ram through private power projects over local communities' objections, New Democrat energy critic John Horgan said today.

In 2006 Lekstrom joined with the NDP to vote against Section 56 of Bill 30, controversial legislation brought in by Gordon Campbell that stripped local governments of control over power developments.

News Release - January 7, 2009

News Release - January 6, 2009

DELTA - Gordon Campbell's relentless drive to plow ahead with his preferred route for high voltage lines through Delta is wasting millions of dollars, say the New Democrats.

"Campbell wouldn't listen to the community, he didn't care about homeowners, he just pushed ahead with his own narrow vision for the power line route," said Delta North MLA Guy Gentner. "Now we find out that it will cost $40 to $50 million more to buy out the homes that will be impacted by Campbell's route."

News Release - Dec. 9, 2008

VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell's continued push for coastal drilling of offshore oil and gas shows how out of touch he is with British Columbians' environmental priorities, the New Democrats said today.

News Release - November 17, 2008

VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell can no longer continue to ignore commuter rail, given that even Liberal MLAs have now agreed to get on board with their NDP colleagues and endorse the idea, Malahat-Juan de Fuca NDP MLA John Horgan said today following the release of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services report.