Horgan Takes Fire for Boosting Fossil Subsidies as B.C. Election Nears
With British Columbia five days away from a provincial election October 24, and mail-in voting already well under way, Premier John Horgan’s New Democrats are taking fire for doubling down on the subsidies the previous Liberal government had extended to the province’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.
Through a series of hits and misses, it's impressive that he has maintained his popularity. I've always thought he wasn't doing too bad, as far as politicians go.
According to Dogwood, “Right now, B.C. hands over a billion tax dollars a year to the oil and gas industry—that’s twice as much as we spend fighting climate change, and five times as much as we get back in royalties.”
If he gets elected again, which seems quite probable, he would be wise on redirecting the subsidies to clean energy.