Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to John Horgan, British Columbia's former premier and Canada's ambassador to Germany, who passed away far too soon, on November 12.
John from Langford, as he was affectionately known, was a great Canadian and fierce fighter for our province. He believed and lived the belief that we can build a strong economy and do the best for the most vulnerable, and that the two are inextricably linked. That is what we loved about John. Even as a federal Liberal I admired his pragmatism, his passion and his ability to cross traditional boundaries of politics to build a coalition of British Columbians that dared to build a better future. Our province is better off having had John Horgan as our premier.
To his wife, Ellie, and his children, I send on behalf of all of us in the House our sincere condolences. I thank them for sharing John with us.
May John rest in peace. May his memory live long and prosper.