After weeks of merciless pushback, BC Premier John Horgan says the province’s nearly $800-million plan to rebuild the Royal BC Museum will be stopped..Horgan has been relentlessly criticized for the move since its announcement in early May, and a poll released by the Angus Reid Institute last week shows that 69% of British Columbians oppose the project..“If there was ever a museum of political gaffes built in British Columbia, the rollout of the Royal BC Museum’s rebuild could occupy a gallery of its own,” reads the report..Another Angus Reid report released a few days prior showed Horgan’s approval rating as having dropped to its lowest level in two years, further highlighting what it calls the “growing debacle” that is the museum project..Speaking at a press conference Wednesday afternoon, the premier backtracked on the plan and said his government will "go back to the drawing board.".“We made choices based on the best information at hand, and we thought we had it right. Clearly we did not," he said.."I heard the people of British Columbia quite clearly, that we were making the wrong decision at the wrong time.".The premier reiterated that the museum needs work, however his government will devise a plan that "all British Columbians can get behind.".“It is my responsibility to say to you today that I made the wrong call," he added.."That’s not to say that the work that needs to be done at the museum should be suspended indefinitely. What it means is that I made a call at a time when British Columbians were talking and thinking about other concerns.".Horgan highlighted concerns surrounding education, cost of living, and access to primary care.
After weeks of merciless pushback, BC Premier John Horgan says the province’s nearly $800-million plan to rebuild the Royal BC Museum will be stopped..Horgan has been relentlessly criticized for the move since its announcement in early May, and a poll released by the Angus Reid Institute last week shows that 69% of British Columbians oppose the project..“If there was ever a museum of political gaffes built in British Columbia, the rollout of the Royal BC Museum’s rebuild could occupy a gallery of its own,” reads the report..Another Angus Reid report released a few days prior showed Horgan’s approval rating as having dropped to its lowest level in two years, further highlighting what it calls the “growing debacle” that is the museum project..Speaking at a press conference Wednesday afternoon, the premier backtracked on the plan and said his government will "go back to the drawing board.".“We made choices based on the best information at hand, and we thought we had it right. Clearly we did not," he said.."I heard the people of British Columbia quite clearly, that we were making the wrong decision at the wrong time.".The premier reiterated that the museum needs work, however his government will devise a plan that "all British Columbians can get behind.".“It is my responsibility to say to you today that I made the wrong call," he added.."That’s not to say that the work that needs to be done at the museum should be suspended indefinitely. What it means is that I made a call at a time when British Columbians were talking and thinking about other concerns.".Horgan highlighted concerns surrounding education, cost of living, and access to primary care.
