News Release - September 27, 2007

VICTORIA - Opposition MLA John Horgan is speaking out against a land giveaway from the Campbell government to Western Forest Products that will lead to a quick sale of valuable waterfront property from Otter point to Jordan River.

News Release - August 30, 2007 

VICTORIA - Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan is calling on Energy Minister Richard Neufeld to stand up for British Columbians following the announcement of a proposed nuclear power plant in Alberta.

News Release - July 24, 2007

VICTORIA - Following comments made yesterday by the Federal Minister of Natural Resources, the B.C. Liberals must stand up for the rights of British Columbians ahead of the interests of big oil companies, Opposisition Energy Critic John Horgan said today.

News Release - July 19, 2007

VICTORIA - Media reports that the then minister of state for mining, Bill Bennett, encouraged a Chinese mining company last year to bring in coal miners from China raise serious questions about the Campbell government's environmental, energy and labour policies, according to Opposition MLAs John Horgan and Chuck Puchmayr. 

News Release - June 04, 2007

VICTORIA - Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan is raising the alarm over complaints of unscrupulous marketing techniques being used by natural gas marketers.

News Release - May 31, 2007 

VICTORIA - The Campbell government's Clean Energy Fund could actually go towards funding dirty energy projects, Opposition MLAs have discovered.

"Only the Campbell Liberals would consider using a ‘Clean Energy Fund' to subsidise the oil and gas sector", said Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan , the MLA for Malahat-Juan de Fuca. "Any reasonable person would assume that money from something called a ‘Clean Energy Fund' would be dedicated towards green energy projects, but it looks like that might not be the case."

News Release - May 30, 2007

VICTORIA - Gordon Campbell should demand that California repay the more than $308 million his state owes B.C. taxpayers when he meets with governor Arnold Schwarzenegger tomorrow, Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan is saying.

News Release - May 28, 2007 

VICTORIA - Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan will this afternoon be tabling petitions with over 18,200 signatures calling on the B.C. government to take action to protect consumers from gas gouging.

"Consumers in B.C. know they are being hosed at the pumps, and they want answers," said Horgan, the MLA for Malahat - Juan de Fuca. "That is why thousands of concerned citizens signed this petition in an attempt to get the government to pay attention.

News Release - May 18, 2007

VICTORIA - With gas prices set to soar on the eve of a long weekend, Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan is calling on the Campbell government to reconsider their opposition to consumer protection for British Columbians being gouged at the pumps.

News Release - May 06, 2007

VICTORIA - With gasoline prices soaring once again, Opposition Energy Critic John Horgan is calling on all MLAs to support his Retail Petroleum Consumer Protection Act when it is called for second reading debate tomorrow morning.