After delivering a gracious tribute to former premier Bill Bennett in the legislature this week, Opposition leader John Horgan closed with a swipe at the B.C. Liberals for undermining one aspect of the Bennett legacy.
“I want to add to the list that the premier provided of Mr. Bennett’s great accomplishments,” said Horgan. “Creating the B.C. Utilities Commission to protect us from ourselves.”
As shots go, that one needs a bit of historical footnoting. Bennett did indeed establish the commission as independent regulator of utilities, most pointedly including BC Hydro, the government-owned builder of dams and transmission facilities created by his father, W.A.C. Bennett.
VAUGHN PALMER – Vancouver Sun – February 11, 2016.
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