Elections BC has been consulting counterparts in New Brunswick after that province successfully held an election earlier this month during the pandemic. I don’t believe that’s the type of attitude that we need, when we’re going through a pandemic.”. These are agreements made under duress—people are being asked to negotiate under conditions that are much like having a gun to their heads. Re-election would wipe away the contradictions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck, Premier says he’s focused on other issues. The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the danger that continued construction brings of increasing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. And early public opinion polling indicates voters may give Horgan his wish. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. NDP leader John Horgan went to bat for shipbuilding in B.C. When the NDP and Greens announced their power-sharing deal on May 29, 2017, Horgan explained how it was the best possible outcome for the province. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site. “That’s not to say every bill that’s brought forward by New Democrats will pass, and that’s not to say that bills brought forward by Liberals or Greens cannot get the majority support of the legislature,” he explained. Most tribal members live in deep poverty, and TC Energy is using that as leverage to take rights away from the Wet’suwet’en and other indigenous groups (as an establishment of legal precedent). We’d like to hear from you about this or any other stories you think we should know about. on Canada on trial: War on Wet’suwet’en nation, Canada on trial: War on Wet’suwet’en nation, First Mayan slave ship ever to be discovered is identified by archaeologists, We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence. Speaking on the subject of CASA, Horgan said neither he nor the Greens expected a global pandemic to occur during this term. And he reiterated it as recently as May, more than two months into the pandemic, on the third anniversary of the confidence and supply agreement, or CASA, with the Greens. It is no dialogue between equals. NDP Leader John Horgan pauses while speaking during a campaign stop in Coquitlam, B.C., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. If you don't see it please check your junk folder. BC will have a provincial election on October 24, 2020, Premier John Horgan announced today. “We’re focused on dealing with what the public of British Columbia delivered to us, and that was a message they want people to work for them, in this legislature, co-operatively when possible, and using our adversarial system to make sure we do better with our laws, not just throw things through because we have a majority,” he said. Is there more to this story? That authority is recognized by Canada’s Constitution and was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 1997, though the decision was not finalized and was sent back to a lower court. Horgan said the struggles of his childhood, watching his mother build the family and his bout with bladder cancer in his 40s, helped … Read more about cookies here. B.C. © 2020 Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. NDP Leader John Horgan has described his former friends, the B.C. That’s why I’m asking British Columbians for their support today, so that we can have a stable government that is exclusively focused on their needs, not on backroom deals.”, Horgan in 2017: “We don’t want people to get hooked up on the fact that we’re all going to agree. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. Science journalist John Horgan, author of the bestseller The End of Science, Rational Mysticism and other books, presents an exhilarating new view of life's central mystery, the mind-body problem. Get local stories you won't find anywhere else right to your inbox. Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Opinion: John Horgan spent 3.5 years telling voters a minority government produced the best results. The questions come because the NDP leads a minority government propped up by the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA) between them and the Green party. Now he's trying to make people fear it. At the time, Horgan had served almost a decade in Opposition and was still seething about how the majority Liberals had arrogantly ignored all the NDP’s ideas, refusing to give an inch on any policy even if New Democrats had a valid concern. A welcome email is on its way. Greens, during this election campaign. ALSO READ: Elections Canada says two-day voting possible amid COVID-19 if election called this fall. Want to support local journalism during the pandemic? BC Premier John Horgan and others in the NDP-dominated provincial government have lost credibility, and seem unaware of the harm that they have done. It has brought together people from all areas of Canada: Indigenous, workers, environmentalists—English and French speakers—feminists, gender activists, and more, and they are in it for the long haul.

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