On Day One, Defining John Horgan
When John Horgan stood in the British Columbia legislature to ask his first question of the government as leader of the official opposition, the subject he raised was familiar NDP fare: temporary foreign workers and jobs for British Columbians.
"Today in British Columbia 142,000 people are looking for work, and thousands more are living hand-to-mouth in part-time jobs," said Horgan, who on May 1 was acclaimed as leader of the B.C. New Democrats with nobody else entering the race to replace Adrian Dix.
"Youth unemployment, honourable speaker, is at 12 per cent and we're going into the summer season where students are going to be looking for work," he said. "Yet we've learned here in Victoria 50 applicants for entry level jobs at McDonald's were turned down and ignored, and instead temporary foreign workers applications were applied for and granted."
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I've known John since he knocked on our door the first election that he ran and sat at our kitchen table talking for 3 hours. He's brilliant, never forgets a face, greets everyone by name, and remembers everything about them. I like him a lot. I hope this is just politicking because if he starts supporting these pipelines, I sadly won't be supporting him anymore.