VICTORIA — Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer. Horgan served as B.C.
VICTORIA — Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer.
"The well-being of British Columbia and everyone in it was everything to him. He was surrounded by family and friends and love in his final days."Premier David Eby issued a statement saying the news of Horgan's passing leaves him with a heavy heart. Political scientist Hamish Telford, who teaches at the University of the Fraser Valley, said Horgan accomplished a rarity in politics: he left office more popular than when he was first elected.
Horgan will be remembered as a leader whose eight years at the helm of the B.C. New Democrats managed to elevate the party to a pragmatic and steady political force that voters could support after almost 20 years in opposition, said Telford. Longtime B.C. New Democrat Mike Farnworth, who knew Horgan as a political colleague and personal friend for more than 30 years, said the former premier convinced voters, and New Democrats themselves, that the party could lead and govern.
“John from Langford: all British Columbians thank you for your love of our province, your commitment to serving its people best and thank you for always doing your level best,” he said to thunderous applause and laughter.
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