Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, dead at 65
Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, dead at 65
cross-posted from: /c/britishcolumbia
In a statement posted to X by Horgan's press secretary Sheena McConnell, the Horgan family said he passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria on Tuesday morning.
"Our hearts are broken to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father and friend, John Horgan," the statement reads.
"The wellbeing of British Columbia and everyone in it was everything to him.
"Live long and prosper," the statement concludes, with a nod to Horgan's love of Star Trek.
He seemed like a genuinely OK guy, although he fell short on first nations and environmental issues.
I wonder if there's a correlation between leftist politics and being a Trekkie. TNG is probably the thing that had the single biggest impact on my political views as a kid (and to this day).
Fuck cancer!
RIP, it seemed like he was one of our few good politicians.