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NDP promises B.C. shipbuilding plan
BY , Oct 9, 2020 9:10 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
NDP Leader John Horgan speaks during a campaign stop, in Langley, B.C., on Thursday, October 8, 2020. British Columbia's party leaders offered a glimpse into how they would stimulate economic recovery if elected to govern in a virtual discussion hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
NDP Leader John Horgan says if elected his party will launch a long-term BC shipbuilding strategy aimed at keeping good jobs and long-term employment in this province.
Horgan made the announcement this morning following a tour of the Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver.
He says he will also lobby to bring construction of Canada's next Polar Icebreaker back to B-C shipyards after Seaspan was awarded the lucrative contract but lost it when Ottawa replaced the icebreaker with several smaller ships and re-opened bidding on the big vessel.
Horgan's announcement comes as the third Seaspan-built, state-of-the-art Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel the John Cabot was officially delivered to the Canadian Coast Guard this morning in Victoria following a ceremony at Seaspan's Victoria shipyard.
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