News Release - April 9, 2008 

VICTORIA - The Campbell government's new low-carbon fuel legislation fails the green test and will not reduce B.C.'s carbon emissions, say the Official Opposition.

News Release - April 7, 2008

VICTORIA - Unlike the B.C. Liberals, the Official Opposition is refusing to back down on a debate in the B.C. Legislature on private power projects, says Opposition Energy critic John Horgan.

"Last week, Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Randy Hawes backed out of plans for debate on his motion supporting private power projects, so the Official Opposition are bringing forward their own motion for debate today," said Horgan.

News Release - April 3, 2008

VICTORIA - Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan today called on the Campbell government to shelve Bill 15, which makes it even easier for private power producers to replace B.C.'s public power.

News Release - February 20, 2008

VICTORIA - Tuesday's provincial budget unfairly targets rural British Columbia, with the proceeds going directly into the pockets of B.C. Liberal donors in the oil and gas sector, Opposition energy critic John Horgan says.

The Campbell government's gas tax will hit rural British Columbians especially hard, said Horgan, because they have no alternative transportation and no way of increasing the efficiency of their homes.

News Release - February 15, 2007

VICTORIA - Malahat-Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan called this week's B.C. Liberal Throne Speech a flip flop of Olympic proportion.

The Speech from the Throne is read at the beginning of each year's Legislative session, and outlines the direction the Government plans for the coming year.

News Release - November 19, 2007

VICTORIA - The decision by the province's Auditor General to investigate the release of Tree Farm License lands around Shirley and Jordan River is a victory for everyone who has been fighting to protect the public interest, Opposition MLA John Horgan said today.

News Release - November 13, 2007

VANCOUVER- New research confirms that the Campbell government's energy plan will pummel average families and small businesses with higher costs, says Opposition energy critic John Horgan .

"Residential ratepayers and small businesses will be footing the bill for the bad ideas in the Campbell Energy plan," said Horgan, who attended the release earlier today of a comprehensive critique of the B.C. Energy Plan written by Dr. Marvin Shaffer, professor of public policy at Simon Fraser University.

News Release - November 01, 2007

VICTORIA - The new meat regulation imposed last month by the Campbell government is causing so much harm to B.C. farmers that even Liberal MLAs are speaking out, say Opposition MLAs Robin Austin and Charlie Wyse.  

This week in the Legislature several Opposition MLAs presented petitions from voters in Liberal constituencies who are calling the government to rescind the new regulation. A Liberal MLA also presented petitions on behalf of his constituents.   Robin Austin

News Release - October 17, 2007

VICTORIA - Opposition MLAs Diane Thorne and John Horgan are applauding the ongoing leadership shown by municipal councils in Langford and Coquitlam on the important issue of protection for manufactured home owners. 

News Release - October 01, 2007

VICTORIA - The B.C. Utilities Commission's decision to hold oral hearings into a Campbell government electricity deal could help save millions of dollars, Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan and Rural Issues Critic Robin Austin said today.

On Friday, the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) announced that they would be holding public oral hearings into the 2007 Electricity Purchase Agreement between B.C. Hydro and Alcan.