In his final appearance at the annual meeting of B.C.\u0027s local governments, Premier John Horgan outlined the myriad challenges facing the province during the current, highly unusual four\u002Dyear term. But the outgoing leader also struck a note of optimism.
Mentioning droughts, floods, wildfires, atmospheric rivers, landslides, heat domes, a poisoned drug supply, and a global pandemic, Horgan noted that, “These are not ordinary times. … This has kind of felt like a 1970s disaster movie. ‘Towering Inferno’ meets ‘Andromeda Strain’, or something.
“Hope is what gets us going each and every day,” Horgan said. “Hope is defining for the human condition. And I hope you will all take that away from my comments today.” Mayors, councillors, provincial cabinet ministers, lobbyists, government staffers, industry leaders, and more, all seemed to enjoy themselves. They sipped cocktails after each day’s proceedings, and at least a few politicians even found time to cut a rug on the dance floor at Buffalo Bill’s nightclub.
“It’s the office. If you come in and say, ‘Hey, I’m the premier,’ people want to talk to you. If I’m just John at the coffee shop, they go, ‘Yeah, whatever,” Horgan told reporters Friday after his public speech. “I’ll cherish every minute as premier, even the very, very deep dark days.”
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