Agriculture Minister Lana Popham was on the ropes in the house late last week, struggling to explain her threatening letter to a coastal fish farm, and facing a barrage of questions from a whipped-up Liberal opposition, when Premier John Horgan rode to the rescue.
Recognizing his rookie minister was outmatched by the criticism, Horgan took over Popham’s questions to try to dig her out from accusations her letter amounted to a warning that the fish farm could see its license pulled by the province when up for renewal next year.
“Don’t fearmonger,” Horgan shot back at the opposition on behalf of his now-benched minister. “No licences are being revoked. No tenures are being lifted. Tenures are being reviewed, as they should be, as the government of British Columbia protects the interest of all British Columbians, not just those that give you cheques.”
Rob Shaw – Vancouver Sun- October 22, 2017.
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