For years while they were in opposition, NDP MLAs mocked our former BC Liberal government mercilessly for our vision on liquefied natural gas (LNG). While our BC Liberal team saw billions in revenues and thousands of jobs for British Columbians on the horizon, the NDP laughed us off. John Horgan himself said in 2015, sa国际传媒淚 would stop spending all my time talking about an industry thatsa国际传媒檚 going nowhere.sa国际传媒�

Well fast-forward to today, where we see the now-NDP government has completely reversed course on the issue.

Suddenly, LNG is an industry worth pursuing sa国际传媒� so much so, that the NDP brought forward legislation offering tax benefits to industry that even exceeded what our former government was offering. Itsa国际传媒檚 quite a change in tune, considering they accused us of giving away the farm and selling out.

Theysa国际传媒檝e also changed their minds on the issue of hiring local workers versus temporary foreign workers.

Despite the fact that years ago, then-Opposition leader Horgan urged, sa国际传媒渨e should make suresa国际传媒� that if we invite someone to take that product from the ground, they hire British Columbians and Canadians to do thatsa国际传媒� sa国际传媒� today those guarantees are in question now that the NDP is in government.

Finance Minister Carole James recently admitted the number of British Columbians working on the LNG Canada project could range from just 35 to 55 per cent of the total workforce. Our caucus also obtained a government briefing note that shows plans have been made to expedite the use of foreign workers. So clearly, the NDP is abandoning its former position on the matter.

After much questioning of the NDPsa国际传媒檚 LNG tax legislation, our caucus supported it because we continue to believe strongly in the benefits that a thriving LNG sector will bring to the province. But itsa国际传媒檚 stunning to see John Horgan and the NDPsa国际传媒檚 dramatic about-face on this issue, after the years of mockery and criticism they levelled at our former government.

As John Horgan and his government flip-flop on this and other issues, it makes you wonder what else they will conveniently change their minds about as they learn that being in government is a lot harder than being in opposition.

roger@vernonmorningstar.com
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